01 What is it?
The Model Context Protocol is the emerging open standard that lets autonomous agents discover and call external tools, data sources and prompt servers through a unified interface. MCP decouples agent code from tool code, and the same tools become usable by Claude Desktop, Cursor, ChatGPT, n8n and any compliant client.
02 Why implement it?
- Single integration surface for every tool an agent needs
- Decouples agent runtime from tool implementation
- Out-of-the-box support in major assistant clients
- Enables federated, cross-organisation tool ecosystems
- Makes tool calls auditable, scoped and reversible by design
03 How I help
I design MCP servers with security as a first principle: per-tool authorization, transport hardening (mTLS, signed tokens), structured audit, rate limiting and sandboxed execution. I also help teams pick the right MCP integration model for their use case and assistant clients.
04 Expected deliverables
- MCP server reference implementation
- Tool authorization and scope model
- Transport hardening and key-management plan
- Audit-log schema and SIEM integration
- Compatibility matrix across major MCP clients