Series · 3 parts

The Model Context Protocol

What MCP solves, what happens to the context window at scale, and where it sits next to A2A.

SystemsEngineering

Feb 22, 2025 – Feb 25, 2025 · 12 min to read the lot

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SystemsFeb 22, 2025 · 3 min read

Why I'm Excited About MCP

A standard way to hand a model your files, your tools, and your prompts, without custom glue code holding it all together.

133 min read

EngineeringFeb 24, 2025 · 5 min read

Docker's Dynamic MCP and the Context Window Problem

Fifty tool definitions crammed into the context window costs tokens, degrades reasoning, and risks hallucinations. Docker's containerized MCP Gateway and dynamic discovery flip the model.

4275 min read

SystemsFeb 25, 2025 · 4 min read

MCP and A2A Are Layers, Not Rivals

The consolidation under open standards settled the protocol question. MCP solves tool access; A2A solves agent collaboration. Here is how they stack in production.

274 min read