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Re:MCP vs. API Explained by redm on Saturday March 08, 2025 @03:53PM (#43303404)
What the article doesn't say (well, there's a lot it doesn't say) is that this protocol was created by Anthropic but is being adopted more widely.

MCP reminds me of a new platform opportunity akin to the Apple App Store.

It's rapidly adopted, with offerings from GitHub, Stripe, Slack, Google Maps, AirTable, etc. Many more non-official integrations are already out there. I expect this will only gain adoption over the coming year.

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Re:MCP vs. API Explained by fallinditch on Saturday March 08, 2025 @07:43PM (#43305017)
Yes. The article comes across as a response from an LLM chat. I think that it's OK to write blog posts with AI assistance, and I like the logical and simple writing style that these models output.

But with MCP there's not a whole lot of information out there for LLMs to digest and so perhaps for that reason the article is not particularly insightful.

Thank you HN for bringing the insights!

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Re:MCP vs. API Explained by norsak on Saturday March 08, 2025 @10:53PM (#43306032)
Author here, good point! I should have mentioned that MCP was created by Anthropic but is seeing wider adoption.

Appreciate the feedback - brb I'll update the post to include this!

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