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Agent integration infrastructure and MCP
The plumbing layer: standards and platforms that connect agents to APIs, data, and enterprise systems.
This article is AI-assisted and co-authored by Xesca Alabart, co-founder of EasySpecs.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the lingua franca for tools: filesystem, DB, SaaS, and custom servers expose resources and calls agents can invoke consistently. Without this layer, every agent vendor reinvents brittle adapters.
Tools in this category
| Tool | Notes |
|---|---|
| MCP | Open standard (Linux Foundation); ecosystem of servers. |
| Composio | OSS integration layer + auth for many apps. |
| Paragon | Embedded integrations; MCP server support. |
| Merge | Unified APIs (HRIS, ATS, CRM). |
| Pipedream | Workflow automation across thousands of APIs. |
Context angle
MCP does not replace context engineering—it wires agents to systems. You still decide what belongs in the seed vs what is fetched live.