Your app will need an MCP server: agents want typed, authenticated calls
therealdanvega · x · 2026-11-07
Dan Vega argues every app will eventually need an MCP server — not for hype, but because agents need a typed, authenticated way to invoke your business actions. If you already expose a REST API for humans, you're already halfway there. He's working on a video about this and asks: what's the first tool you'd expose from your app?
Related event: Spring Advocate: Every App Should Have an MCP Server(2 posts)→
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