Agents, tools, and MCP
An agent is a loop with tools — MCP is how you plug in external capabilities cleanly.
~18 min
Objectives
- Define an agent as model + tools + loop + stop conditions
- Explain what MCP adds vs one-off tool functions
- List safety filters before exposing tools to users
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