This article details the creation of a simple, 50-line agent using Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Hugging Face's tools, demonstrating how easily agents can be built with modern LLMs that support function/tool calling.
1. **MCP Overview**: MCP is a standard API for exposing tools that can be integrated with Large Language Models (LLMs).
2. **Implementation**: The author explains how to implement a MCP client using TypeScript and the Hugging Face Inference Client. This client connects to MCP servers, retrieves tools, and integrates them into LLM inference.
3. **Tools**: Tools are defined with a name, description, and parameters, and are passed to the LLM for function calling.
4. **Agent Design**: An agent is essentially a while loop that alternates between tool calling and feeding tool results back into the LLM until a specific condition is met, such as two consecutive non-tool messages.
5. **Code Example**: The article provides a concise 50-line TypeScript implementation of an agent, demonstrating the simplicity and power of MCP.
6. **Future Directions**: The author suggests experimenting with different models and inference providers, as well as integrating local LLMs using frameworks like llama.cpp or LM Studio.
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