model-context-protocol

MCP in 2026: Remote MCP, Managed Agents, and What Actually Changed

MCP is consolidating into the default way AI agents talk to tools. Here's a current explainer on what remote MCP means, the stateless-session change that landed in 2026, and how Gemini's managed agents put remote MCP and background tasks into production.

07/21/2026 · Industry Trends · 8 min read

Remote MCP and the Rise of Hosted MCP Servers

Remote MCP is moving the Model Context Protocol from local stdio to the cloud. Here's what remote MCP is, how hosted MCP servers work, and why Google shipping remote MCP the same week a YC startup launched “MCP Cloud” matters.

07/08/2026 · Industry Trends · 7 min read