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What are AI Agents and MCP? The Skills GenAI Employers Ask For in 2026

AI agents are LLM systems that plan and act using tools — calling APIs, running code, completing multi-step tasks. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard connecting them to tools and data. What they are, how they work, and how to learn them.

Updated 26 Aug 2026Read →

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