Model Context Protocol (MCP) - this is a breakthrough, which is already called an event of the scale of appearance Bitcoin.
Sounds very loud and even clickbait, right? Let's figure out why MCP can really be a Bitcoin level revolution.
Bitcoin has changed ownership, MCP — interaction
Bitcoin made money decentralized - took away the monopoly of banks and states in accounting for value.
MCP interacts with the Internet autonomous -now not people, but AI agents they can directly use sites, services and applications.
It's not just an API - it's a new level of the Internet protocolwhere machine intelligence acts as a full-fledged user.
AI gets "hands"
Until now, AI only generated - text, image, code. But he couldn't act. MCP changes this: it enables agents to perform real actions:
shop,
book services,
work with data in applications,
and everything you do online.
In other words, MCP is a bridge between the language model and the real Internet.
A new layer of the Internet - "Agent Web"
How Bitcoin launched at one time blockchain economy, MCP launches agents' economy. In it, sites, services and applications open special "entry points" for AI so that they can interact without human participation.
This changes the very paradigm of the web - from UX (User Experience) for people to AX (Agent Experience) for artificial intelligence.
Scale effect
As with Bitcoin in the 2010s, MCP is still early. But as soon as large companies - Google, OpenAI, Shopify, GitHub and others - will start supporting it, the Internet will receive it a new standard for integration between AI and sites.
Those who adapt first will get a colossal advantage.
The protocol already allows AI agents directly interact with websites and applications.
If it is an online store, artificial intelligence can place an order.
If this is an application, the agent can use it in the same way as a person.
Analysts compare MCP to the moment when the Internet first became interactive. The very principle of interaction changes: AI becomes an active user, not just a tool for searching or generating text.
According to Google, interest in the topic is growing exponentially, and already in the coming years MCP may become the new Internet standard.
Those who adapt first win — bo the new Internet is no longer for people. He is for agents.
MCP Security: When AI pays for the utility and you don't even know
Like any technology that opens the door to a new era, the MCP carries not only opportunities, but also risks. When the AI agent can interact with the site yourself, that means it has a certain level access, action and trust. And here the most interesting begins.
Potential vulnerabilities
Unauthorized actions - if the agent gets the wrong instructions or is compromised, they can do things that no one planned. For example, not only order pizza, but also... pay for the entire utility bill for the neighbors.
New generation phishing - instead of fake letters, we will get fake "AI endpoints" that look legitimate but lead nowhere.
Infrastructure overload - when you were developing a site for people, and thousands of agents come to it at the same time, who "communicate" faster than you blink.
Privacy and control - AI can see more than it should. If an agent is not restricted in context, they can "accidentally" extract data that is not intended for third-party systems.
How to prevent this
Verification of agents: As people have logins and passwords, AI agents must have digital "passports".
Restrictions on rights: The agent should not see or do more than is required for a particular task.
Sandbox modes: Before giving the agent "real access", test it in an isolated environment.
Audit and logging: If AI "creates" something, it's important to have a history of its actions to understand where it decided to become too proactive.
Once MCP becomes mainstream, those who reject him on principle will appear. "Anti-MCP", "digital purists" or "offlineists" - there are many potential names, and they are all about one thing: the desire to return to the world where a person communicated with the site, not an agent. They will wear "No AI Endpoints" and demonstratively press the buttons themselves. See... ^_^
