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MCP in Practice
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What is MCP?
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* Open Standard
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* Created by Anthropic (Creators of Claude) in 2024
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* Allows LLMs to connect to data and systems
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* Enables _agentic_ workflows
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**MCP gives tools to AI**
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Why MCP?
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```mermaid +render +width:100%
sequenceDiagram
    You->>Chat: Chat, I'm 10 minutes away from a demo and I'm getting this error        
    Note over You,Chat: (pastes exactly the most useless part of error)
    Chat->>You: I can help you with that! Just do this...
	Note over You,Chat: (Confidently makes assumptions to please you and save tokens)
    You->>Chat: That didn't work! Now I see this error!
	Note over You,Chat: (Hurriedly types out misremembered error)
	loop 
    You->>Chat:😤
	Chat->>You:😭
    end
```
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Tools for the demo
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* `openshift-mcp-server` - Kubernetes/OpenShift API operations
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* `gitea-mcp-server` - Git repository operations
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* `argocd-mcp-server` - ArgoCD (aka Openshift GitOps) application management
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* `minio-mcp-server` - S3-Compatible Object storage operations

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DEMO
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Have fun exploring the world of MCP!
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```