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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 10, 2026 • Session details

Building APIs for Agents vs Systems. Is MCP the answer?

Adam Bird

Standard REST APIs will make your AI agents hallucinate. Learn how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) shifts orchestration to the server for a flawless agent experience.

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