Ogment Blog

TLDR; Building an MCP demo takes 20 minutes. Building one for real users? That's 11 steps — from client quirks to OAuth to horizontal scaling. Here's everything we learned the hard way.

Six months ago, my co-founder and I believed so strongly in what MCP represented that we decided to pivot Ogment 100% to focus on it. Since then, we’ve seen this technology grow from a niche developer spec into a foundational layer of the AI ecosystem. But let’s take a step back. What exactly is MCP, and why is everyone—from OpenAI to Salesforce—suddenly betting on it?

From storefronts → websites → mobile apps → AI assistants.

MCP is fast becoming the “USB-C for AI,” connecting models to the real world. This post breaks down what it is, why it matters, and where it’s headed.