Are MCPs the New APIs?
Apr 22, 2025•56 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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Episode description
Model Context Protocols (MCPs) are redefining how AI-native systems talk, reason, and act. But are they really replacing traditional APIs—or just reshaping them?
In this episode of Context Window, Ed Anuff (CPO, DataStax) and Anant Jhingran (CTO, IBM Data & AI) dig into:
🔍 What MCPs actually are (and what they’re not)
🔄 How MCPs compare to APIs for interoperability, identity, and trust
🚀 Where the MCP ecosystem is headed next
Whether you’re building AI agents or rethinking your data stack, this one’s for you.
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