​MCP Connect is for developers, practitioners, researchers, and enthusiasts working with the Model Context Protocol and AI agents. We share best practices, new tools, and real-world use cases for building MCP servers and integrating them into agentic workflows. Whether you are building MCP servers for your internal or external use cases or just exploring how agents connect to applications, MCP Connect is a place to exchange ideas, learn, and help shape the future of AI workflows.

​Agenda

​5:30 PM - Welcome

​With pizzas and drinks 🍕

​6 PM - Talks

​Securing MCP Servers
Julianna will walk through best practices for securing remote MCP servers. In particular, she'll dive into the details of using OAuth for secure, permissioned access, and DCR for client registration and what's coming next for client registration with Client ID Metadata Documents.

​Julianna Lamb, Cofounder & CTO at Stytch​

​Building agentic experience in ChatGPT Apps: MCP meets UI
ChatGPT Apps combine MCP tools with embedded React widgets, creating a new multimodal paradigm for agent interactions. Learn practical patterns for balancing natural language actions with visual interfaces, and how to optimize for both agent accuracy and users.

​Frédéric Barthelet, Cofounder & CTO at Alpic

​Building and testing MCP in Postman
LLMs are only as good as the tools and APIs that it has access to.  Let's build and test MCP servers using the power of +100k APIs at your fingertips.

​Sterling Chin, Senior Developer Advocate at Postman

​How to build the best documentation search (for agents)
Learn how Ref's code and documentation search is designed specifically for agents and MCP. We'll explore how agents search, how we measure success, and see a live demo of Ref in action.

​Matt Dailey, Founder at Ref.

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​7:30 PM - Networking & Q&A