State of MCP (Explore the Future of Model Context Protocol)

Description

Join host Tracy Lee with David Soria Parra (Anthropic), Harald Kirschner (VS Code), James Montemagno (Microsoft), and Dominik Kundel (OpenAI) for a practical look at the Model Context Protocol. We cover what MCP solves, how the spec is governed, and how it’s showing up in real tools from VS Code and Copilot to OpenAI’s Apps SDK. The panel digs into OAuth and security, server quality and best practices, discoverability and the new registry, and why MCP complements APIs and CLIs instead of replacing them. Expect real examples like Playwright, Figma, GitHub, and enterprise SSO, plus where the spec is heading as adoption grows. What you’ll learn: • The core problem MCP solves and how it differs from APIs and CLIs • Governance, SEPs, and how changes land in clients • Auth, SSO, and practical security patterns developers can use today • Resources, tools, prompts, sampling, and emerging “apps on MCP” patterns • Discoverability and the registry, including curated and enterprise registries • Success stories, anti-patterns to avoid, and what “good” servers look like • Near-term roadmap and what widespread consumer adoption could look like Tracy Lee on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyslee/ Harald Kirschner on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/digitarald/ James Montemagno on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmontemagno/ David Soria Parra on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-soria-parra-4a78b3a/ Dominik Kundel on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dkundel/ This Dot Labs Twitter: https://x.com/ThisDotLabs This Dot Media Twitter: https://x.com/ThisDotMedia This Dot Labs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisdotlabs/ This Dot Labs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisdot/ This Dot Labs Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thisdotlabs.bsky.social Chapters 0:00 — Welcome & panel intros 2:53 — What MCP solves (N×M integrations, LSP roots) 5:20 — Scope shift: dev tools → consumer & enterprise 10:25 — Governance & steering committee basics 15:01 — VS Code as reference client; practical spec evolution 20:42 — Education & adoption: teach today’s MCP 27:58 — Friction & unlocks: OAuth/auth, UX polish, discoverability 51:00 — OpenAI updates: agents, Apps SDK, MCP UI 54:01 — Success stories: Playwright, Figma; real workflow gains 1:16:12 — “Why not just CLIs/APIs?” portability, auth, reach 1:23:36 — Registry (official & federated) and one-click installability 1:38:50 — Outlook & spec maturity; Sponsored by This Dot Labs: https://ai.thisdot.co