An MCP-powered agent in 50 lines of code
a year ago
- #LLM Tools
- #AI Agents
- #MCP
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a standard API for exposing sets of Tools that can be integrated with LLMs.
- An Agent can be implemented as a simple while loop on top of an MCP client, making Agentic AI simpler.
- The article demonstrates a Tiny Agent implementation in TypeScript, connecting to local MCP servers for tools like file system access and web browsing.
- Recent LLMs support function calling (tool use) natively, simplifying the integration of tools without manual prompt engineering.
- The MCP client connects to servers, formats their tools for LLM use, and handles tool calls and responses.
- The Agent's control flow includes tools for task completion and user questions, breaking the loop when needed.
- Future steps include experimenting with different models and inference providers, and contributions are encouraged.