Artificial Intelligence

MCP vs API: Why We Needed a New Protocol in 2025

Here’s a question burning through every AI developer’s mind right now: If APIs have been working perfectly fine for decades, why did we suddenly need something called Model Context Protocol (MCP)? I’ve been tracking this shift since Anthropic released MCP in late 2024, and honestly, the answer blew my mind. Technology writers have dubbed MCP

Abhilash Sahoo
Abhilash Sahoo
Jun 3, 202511 min read
MCP vs API: Why We Needed a New Protocol in 2025
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Abhilash Sahoo

Abhilash Sahoo, with over 16 years of experience, is Founder & CEO of Infyways Solutions. He builds web platforms and eCommerce on Joomla, WordPress, Shopify, Magento, and OpenCart, plus modern stacks like Next.js, React, Node.js, and Python, with AI agents, automation, and headless CMS when products need to scale.

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