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

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

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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Core concepts and advantages of the Model Context Protocol

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Treating AI tools as standard governed enterprise capabilities

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Standardizing agent interactions with the Web MCP proposal

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Understanding foundational concepts of LLMs, agents, and MCPs

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Adapting deterministic APIs for non-deterministic AI agent callers

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Defining true agent behavior versus traditional enterprise chatbots

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