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Tag: Context

  • “Context is that which is scarce” – Marginal REVOLUTION

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    3. One correspondent from a successful company wrote me: “- I’ve been onboarding ~5 people every two weeks for my team. – The number of them that actually learn all the important stuff in under a month is zero. The number of them that have a self-guided strategy to learn what is relevant is almost…

  • MCP as Secure Gateway

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    Instead of a bloated API, an MCP should be a simple, secure gateway that provides a few powerful, high-level tools: download_raw_data(filters…) take_sensitive_gated_action(args…) execute_code_in_environment_with_state(code…) In this model, MCP’s job isn’t to abstract reality for the agent; its job is to manage the auth, networking, and security boundaries and then get out of the way. This makes…