What is MCP? No, Really!

In this video, Mike Chambers, Sr. Developer Advocate at AWS, explains the ins and outs of MCP (Model Context Protocol), an open source protocol from Anthropic that enables the creation of agentic systems with LLMs (large language models). Explore how MCP decouples agents from servers, allowing for seamless integration with cloud-based resources and remote functionality. He’ll walk you through a demo of MCP in action with Amazon Q CLI, showcasing its ability to retrieve and process the latest information from AWS documentation. You’ll gain insights into the key components of MCP, including agents, servers, tools, resources, and prompts. Learn how this decoupled architecture changes the way we build agentic systems, paving the way for more flexibility and innovation in the AI landscape. Getting Started with MCP in Amazon Bedrock 👉 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/harness-the-power-of-mcp-servers-with-amazon-bedrock-agents/?trk=b3b9d316-6b02-496c-a7c6-100dbb9e16e0&sc_channel=sm Resources: 🛠️ GitHub: https://github.com/awslabs/mcp Follow AWS Developers! 📺 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awsdevelopers/?hl=en 🆇 X: https://x.com/awsdevelopers 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/aws-developers/ 👾 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/aws #MCP #Anthropic #generativeai