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You Said No MCP

Terms in this piece · Glossary

MCP — The Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets any AI assistant plug into any tool or data source without custom integration code.
sandbox — An isolated environment where AI-generated code or agent actions run without being able to touch anything real.
agent harness — The scaffolding around a model that turns it into a working agent — the loop, the tools it can call, and the rules for when to stop.

Why it matters

Explains how to make composable by exposing tools to a code with structured returns and deferred loading, and records a notable policy change.