Plugging AI into everything: Model Context Protocol Simplified
RenderATL Conference 2025 Atlanta, GA, USA June 11, 2025
Abstract
When APIs first came into the mix, they opened up the world to unlimited possibilities - applications could speak to each other, exchanging data, creating new and custom interfaces and much more. It was a game changer.
As we move towards a more AI driven society - with a new AI tool announced every other day, it became important for these tools and models to find a way to connect to existing data sources, platforms and context of our choice as needed.
Introducing **Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers** an open protocol designed to seamlessly integrate AI applications with external data sources and tools. In this talk, we'll explore how MCPs work, are they really worth the hype, how to use them, and use cases with AI Agents. This session will give you the foundation to start plugging AI into everything.



