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AI Standards & Protocols
Whereas an API requires custom code written for every point-to-point connection, the MCP server is already pre-authorized to know what data it can release and ingest from connected systems — DMS, CRM, Inventory — and which AI agents it can exchange that data with. When an agent connects, an authorization handshake occurs and data flows immediately. No custom integration code is written for each new connection. A dealership or vendor configures the MCP once, and any authorized AI agent can work with it from that point forward. Changes in connectivity only require reconfiguration.