If it was a standard, then people would hopefully think about some implications - as it is MCP is just saying to AI "here, have access to my file system, network and databases"
Having watched the rise of NPM from it's inception to now, I have absolutely 100% belief we'll get to the same point people will just install any old MCP server and then expose themselves to malware
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2025-05-23 16:04:48 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…rsjy
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