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Learn how to bridge gRPC services with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) through this 25-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Discover how to expose existing gRPC APIs as MCP servers using protoc-gen-go-mcp, an open-source plugin that eliminates the need for manual integration code. Explore the fundamentals of MCP and its significance for gRPC developers, understand the advantages of leveraging the Protobuf ecosystem for MCP implementations, and examine the design principles behind the protoc-gen-go-mcp tool. Delve into the technical challenges of translating schemas between Protobuf and JSON Schema formats, and gain insights into how different LLM vendors handle API integrations. Master a streamlined approach to enabling LLM integration for gRPC services while preserving your existing infrastructure and development toolchain.
Syllabus
Exposing gRPC Services as MCP Servers - Johannes Brüderl, Redpanda Data
Taught by
CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]