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“MCP is USB for AI. You build your tool integration once as an MCP server, and any compatible agent can use it. No more rebuilding integrations every time you switch AI providers.”
On Model Context Protocol adoption
Nick Hugh
Founder, AI Expert & Fractional CTO, Marshall Tech
Nick Hugh, AI Expert & Fractional CTO at Marshall Tech, Sydney
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