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Model Context Protocol for LLMs
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Model Context Protocol for LLMs

by Naveen Krishnan
February 2026
Intermediate to advanced
436 pages
10h 58m
English
Packt Publishing
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MCP and Multi-Agent Systems

I always say that the future of AI isn't about building smarter individual agents; it's about building agents that can work together intelligently.

Initially, most multi-agent projects were curiosity-driven experiments rather than purposeful collaborations. Researchers were exploring what was possible without yet having a practical framework for coordination. Coordination was hard, the communication overhead was significant, and the benefits rarely justified the complexity. But AI has changed everything. Modern AI agents are sophisticated enough to make multi-agent coordination not just feasible, but incredibly powerful.

The first multi-agent system I built with MCP was for a client who needed to process and analyze ...

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ISBN: 9781806662272