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MCP, APIs & THE AGENT INTEGRATION LAYER

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​Join Agentic Fabriq for a casual coffee mixer focused on MCP, APIs, and the agent integration layer shaping how AI agents connect and operate.

​This is a relaxed, free-form networking gathering. There will be no formal presentation or stage program. Come grab a coffee, meet fellow builders and leaders, and join the conversations happening around this topic.

​Drop in, share what you’re working on, exchange ideas, ask questions, and connect with others interested in the space. The discussion will be shaped by the people in the room.

​MCP, APIs & the Agent Integration Layer during SF a16z TechWeek

​Hosted by Open Future Forum
Sponsored by Agentic Fabriq

​Short description

​A practical session on how modern AI applications connect to external services and what the emerging integration stack looks like.

​Full description

​A modern AI application is more than a model. To deliver useful outcomes, it must connect securely and reliably to APIs, applications, tools, data sources, and real-world actions.

​Join Open Future Forum during SF a16z TechWeek for a practical, developer-focused session examining the emerging agent integration layer and the roles MCP, APIs, connectors, and gateways play within it.

​We’ll break down the architecture behind connected AI applications—from tool discovery and routing to authentication, policy enforcement, observability, and production operations.

​Topics will include:

  • ​Where MCP fits alongside traditional APIs

  • ​The roles of connectors, gateways, and integration hubs

  • ​Connecting agents to applications, tools, and data sources

  • ​Tool discovery, schemas, context, and action execution

  • ​Authentication, credentials, permissions, and policy controls

  • ​Reliability, observability, testing, and auditability

  • ​What the emerging agent integration stack may standardize next

​This session is for AI engineers, platform teams, API builders, technical founders, developer-tool leaders, and anyone building applications that need to connect models to the systems where work happens.

​Come ready for a practical discussion about the infrastructure turning AI applications into connected, operational software.

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Location
JOE & THE JUICE
301 Howard St Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
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