GLM-5.2 takes the open-weights crown at a fraction of the price, DeepSeek finally gains vision, Lore emerges as a version control system built to challenge Git at scale, MCP ships enterprise-managed OAuth, and Charity Majors argues AI demands more engineering discipline, not less. [...]
MCP (Model Context Protocol), as the name suggests, is a protocol — a way of communication and a set of rules, just like what you have in other protocols, such as HTTP or TCP. Some also term it as the "USB-C" for AI. This post is about me exploring what MCP is, building a basic MCP server, how it works, and why there was a need for it. [...]