Data interchange standards enabling Agentic AI – Anil Dash describing Model Context Protocol. Strong agreement with the underlying explanation of how “slightly under-specified protocols that quickly get adopted by all the players in a space are what wins” .. this is the approach that made it possible to build out
– the public Internet (TCP/IP and Ethernet specs)
– the social Web ( HTML enabled Web 2.0)
– secure, two-way connections between data sources and AI-powered tools (MCP)
https://www.anildash.com//2025/05/20/mcp-web20-20/
https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol
Examples of newly announced tools (3 June 2025)
Integrations, from Anthropic “Today, we’re introducing Integrations, allowing Claude to work with remote MCP servers across the web and desktop apps. Developers can build and host servers that enhance Claude’s capabilities, while users can discover and connect any number of these to Claude.”
NLWeb from Microsoft “Our goal is for NLWeb, short for Natural Language Web, to be the fastest and easiest way to effectively turn your website into an AI app, allowing users to query the contents of the site by directly using natural language, just like with an AI assistant or Copilot.
Every NLWeb instance is also a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, allowing websites to make their content discoverable and accessible to agents and other participants in the MCP ecosystem if they choose. Ultimately, we believe NLWeb can play a similar role to HTML in the emerging agentic web.”
Update to note – serious flaws patched https://www.databreachtoday.com/serious-flaws-patched-in-model-context-protocol-tools-a-28924
Comprehensive review of prompt injection issues from Simon Willison https://simonwillison.net/2025/Apr/9/mcp-prompt-injection/
Cunning Systems 