VS Code's AI Toolkit Agent Builder can wire an agent to external tools via MCP, even for non-coding editorial workflows. Early friction points included circular UX flows, model availability mismatches ...

Is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) on the verge of obsolescence? For years, MCP has been a cornerstone in AI agent design, offering a standardized way to integrate tools and manage interactions. But ...

AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds, but getting them to work with tools and data outside their chat interfaces ...