What MCP actually is, and whether you should adopt it now
Model Context Protocol solves "how does AI safely reach our systems". It is an interface standard, not a product.
MCP is often pitched as "USB-C for AI". The analogy is fine, but it hides the part enterprises actually care about: permissions.
The problem it solves
Before MCP, every AI tool that needed your CRM, ERP, or database shipped its own integration, with its own auth and its own permission model. MCP standardises the shape: a server declares tools, a client discovers and calls them.
Should you adopt it now
If your AI only reads public documents and drafts copy, no. If you want it to look up orders, update tickets, or run reports, yes, and decide the permission boundary before you pick a model.
The practical order is: inventory the systems that get read or written, decide which tools are read-only, and only then choose the model. Projects that do it backwards get stuck in security review.
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