Why MCP servers should tell agents what to do next
Many MCP servers do just one thing. An agent asks for data and the server hands it back. AWS’s James
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Why MCP servers should tell agents what to do next
Many MCP servers do just one thing. An agent asks for data and the server hands it back. AWS’s James
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Why MCP servers should tell agents what to do next
Many MCP servers do one thing. An agent asks for data, and the server hands it back. AWS’s James Ward
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An agent asks for data and the server hands it back.
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