modelcontextprotocol.io · Dev Tools & Protocols
Open protocol that standardises how applications provide tools and context to LLMs and agents.
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Which Power BI MCP server to use in 2026: Fabric IQ for questions, the Authoring server (hosted or local) for model edits, with setup for Copilot and Claude.
What is MCP? The Model Context Protocol explained: hosts, clients, servers, tools, resources, the stateless 2026 spec, security risks and a tested first run.
LangChain vs n8n compared: a code library for agents vs a visual workflow platform built on LangChain JS. Licenses, pricing, MCP and how to use both together.
LangChain vs CrewAI compared with tested code: one agent loop with middleware vs a crew of role based agents. Models, MCP, pricing and using both together.
How to build an AI agent for a trade business: missed call texts, photo quotes, booking, invoices and reviews, wired to Jobber, Housecall Pro or ServiceTitan.
The best open source vector database for agents and RAG in 2026: Qdrant, Milvus, pgvector, Chroma, LanceDB and Weaviate compared by license, setup and scale.
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