Did you see the Model Context Protocol (MCP) announcement out of Microsoft Build 2025?
It’s essentially an API for LLMs and agents; it was and is still possible to integrate external information into an agent with an API, but MCPs are more dynamic.
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It’s essentially an API for LLMs and agents; it was and is still possible to integrate external information into an agent with an API, but MCPs are more dynamic.