mcp

A vocabulary question that turns into a strategy question. The interviewer wants to know whether you see MCP as plumbing or as a distribution decision.

Every connected tool adds a description the model must read on every call. Diagnose tool confusion from traces, then cut, rename and load tools by task.

Every connected server is code you did not write, holding credentials you issued, describing tools your agent will trust. Write the approval checklist and the runtime controls.

One open registry was found with 341 malicious skills out of 2,857. Decide publisher identity, version pinning, metadata rules and how fast you can pull a listing.

Companies that shipped MCP servers exposed reads widely and held back money-moving actions. Start with a few consolidated read tools, test descriptions against real tasks, and gate anything irreversible.