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MCP: The Tech That Turns Your AI From a Chatbot Into a Co-Worker

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James Hicks
Mar 06, 2026
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TL;DR: for anyone not willing to read the whole thing ;) MCP is an open standard that lets AI connect to the tools you actually use — Google Drive, Slack, your calendar, your email — and take action in them on your behalf. It’s the difference between an AI that talks about your work and one that does your work. The ecosystem is growing fast, and now’s t…

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