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MCP was eclipsed by Anthropic's own 'Skills' (a markdown file)
From Did Anthropic finally fix MCP? · ≈8:39
“It was introduced by Anthropic in November of 2024 and it had a huge spike of interest throughout much of 2025 and it became eclipsed by skills which was another thing anthropic invented.”
“Kind of crazy that this super fancy spec and protocol got replaced by a markdown file as many things do nowadays and the skills took over when it became apparent that agent harnesses”
What’s in it
- Traces MCP's fast rise and equally fast eclipse in one story
- Explains why a plain markdown file beat a full protocol spec
- Introduces 'skills' as Anthropic's simpler follow-up to MCP
Clip transcript
to expose new tools to LM powered agent frameworks. It was introduced by Anthropic in November of 2024 and it had a huge spike of interest throughout much of 2025 and it became eclipsed by skills which was another thing anthropic invented. Kind of crazy that this super fancy spec and protocol got replaced by a markdown file as many things do nowadays and the skills took over when it became apparent that agent harnesses
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