In this holiday episode of The Flow, hosts David Jones-Gilardi and Carter Rabasa welcome Mihai Criveti, a distinguished engineer at IBM, to discuss MCP Context Forge. The conversation covers Mihai's early programming experiences, the rapid adoption of MCP, and the features of Context Forge that simplify the integration of AI tools. They delve into the differences between A2A and MCP protocols, the importance of plugins for security, and the observability features that enhance performance monitoring. The episode concludes with insights into the future of AI development and the open-source nature of MCP Context Forge.