World Congress 2026 North America • Sep 25, 2026 • Session details

The MCP haters are half right

Is context rot from bloated tool definitions paralyzing your AI agents? Discover how Apify's universal CLI client fixes this headache by merging MCP with traditional bash commands.

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Core concepts and advantages of the Model Context Protocol

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Origin and purpose of the Model Context Protocol

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Standardizing agent interactions with the Web MCP proposal

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Integrating Model Context Protocol for non-technical users

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Standardizing agent tool discovery with MCP

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Combining standard protocols with CLI execution using the mcpc tool

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