Just do it. (let your tools think for themselves) - Robert Chandler

Introduction to Agentic MCPs 00:00

• Robert Chandler, co-founder and CTO of Wordware, discusses building reliable AI agents.
• Emphasizes the importance of giving tools time to think and the promise of automated systems that can act on behalf of users.

Challenges with Current MCPs 00:28

• Current agents are often slow, expensive, and unreliable, lacking the ability to seamlessly interact with tools.
• An anecdote illustrates the inefficiencies of early MCPs, where a simple Slack message took five minutes and ended up misdirected.
• Many MCPs are merely low-level wrappers around APIs not designed for language models, leading to messy outputs and context pollution.

Improving Tool Agency 02:58

• Proposes adding more agency to tools rather than keeping them small and limited.
• Compares tools to a team of Avengers, advocating for specialized agents that can work together effectively.
• Suggests blurring the line between tools and agents to enhance functionality and reliability.

Demonstration of Wordware's MCP Toolbox 04:08

• Introduces Wordware's new MCP toolbox that allows users to build agentic MCPs.
• Demonstrates a competitor analysis tool that integrates with Twitter and Notion, showcasing the ability to tailor outputs to specific needs.
• Highlights the ease of creating and using multiple interconnected tools within the toolbox.

Conclusion and Future Potential 06:10

• The toolbox enables highly reliable, repeatable, and aligned tasks, enhancing the capabilities of generic agents.
• Encourages users to leverage the toolbox to build flows and utilize agentic MCPs for various applications.