MCP (Model Context Protocol) is Anthropic’s open standard for connecting AI agents to any tool. JSON-RPC 2.0 architecture, three primitives (tools, resources, prompts) and two transports — foundations of the MCP-101 series.
AI code ships despite security vulnerabilities, Anthropic silently restricts Claude Fable 5, and the Tokenomics Foundation targets open standards for AI cost management.
MCP connects agents to their tools. A2A connects agents to each other. A breakdown of the two open protocols defining agentic AI infrastructure in 2026.
Stateless architecture, formalized extensions, MCP Apps and Tasks: the 2026-07-28 RC is the largest Model Context Protocol revision since launch. Final spec ships July 28, 2026.
Encoder-free architecture, local deployment via LiteRT-LM, single-pass fine-tuning, and 38 Ollama variants: the complete developer guide to Gemma 4 12B.
Snowflake and Workday push forward on enterprise AI agent governance, while three security incidents underscore the urgency of controlling AI deployments.
74 Google I/O 2026 announcements decoded by theme: Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI Mode at 1 billion monthly users, Antigravity 2.0, Android XR glasses, and SynthID.
MCP matures as a context engineering standard, LinkedIn cracks down on AI slop, a papal encyclical on AI ethics, and Google’s security agents go agentic.
Spec-driven dev vs vibe coding, agentic AI in regulated industries, cloud capacity markets and GitLab’s strategic bet on Jevons’ paradox.