Putting MCP into Context: What it is and Why it Matters

Dan Barr

Sr. Technical Marketing Engineer

Publish Date November 09, 2025

Lessons

Beginner
< 1 min read

The first session at MCP Academy was an important opportunity to get the entire audience aligned on a definition of the protocol and its potential. Eleftheria Stein-Kousathana from Stacklok set the tone with a clear outline of the Model Context Protocol.

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