HN Debate: Is MCP Becoming the Common Foundation for Smart, Decentralised Search?
contextetech · hn · 2026-10-17
Contexte posted on Hacker News arguing that the MCP protocol may evolve into the common infrastructure layer for AI agent search, replacing closed per-platform search APIs with a standardised, decentralised retrieval layer. The accompanying article analyzes how agents could query heterogeneous data sources via MCP, with community debate on standardisation vs platform lock-in.
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