The Model Context Protocol: A Universal Interface for AI Native Development

Picture the leap from virtual machines to containers—that’s the upgrade MCP brings to AI tooling. In six minutes you’ll watch a PowerShell STDIO host and a language-agnostic HTTP server light up inside VS Code, both answering the *same* JSON contract. I’ll hand you a minimal repo that shows exactly how to wire the server and VS Code host; after that we’ll explore the eye-opening possibilities this unlocks—self-healing tests, instant infra, Claude Desktop calling the very same endpoint, and the policy layer that keeps it all safe. Walk away with a clear pattern for conversational, agent-assisted, protocol-driven development—whatever language or toolchain you use.