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Explore how AI agents are revitalizing the programmable web through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in this 23-minute conference talk. Discover the evolution from the original mashup era of the early 2000s, when developers creatively combined APIs from Google Maps, Twitter, and Flickr to build innovative applications, to today's AI-powered development landscape. Learn how MCP serves as an open standard that enables developers to integrate data and functionality from multiple services without the maintenance burden of traditional full-system applications. Examine the current MCP ecosystem and understand how modern mashups are being created through AI agent connections to various APIs, resources, and data sources. Delve into developer automation possibilities and gain practical insights into building MCP tools, including detailed coverage of agent workflows and available MCP directories. Understand how this technology is restoring fun and creativity to software development while breathing new life into the concept of a programmable web, with discussions on community-driven development and future possibilities for AI-powered mashup creation.
