Horacio Gonzalez: MCP Servers Beyond 101: Good Practices, Design Choices and Their Consequences

This talk, presented by Horacio Gonzalez, delves into the complexities of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and its role as a critical connector between Large Language Models and various tools, APIs, and data sources. Gonzalez examines essential design decisions, including the trade-offs of generic versus domain-specific and open versus restricted approaches, highlighting the implications of these choices on developer experience, performance, and security. By leveraging real-world examples and architecture discussions, the session offers insights into building effective MCP servers while revisiting lessons from early REST API development. Attendees will leave with a solid framework for designing MCP servers and actionable best practices for their projects.