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AI Standards & Protocols
As MCP becomes more widely adopted, dealers evaluating their current or prospective technology vendors may find the following questions useful:
- Do you have an MCP server deployed today? A deployed server and a stated roadmap represent different stages of readiness.
- What data does your MCP server expose? Inventory and pricing are the baseline. Service scheduling, DMS data, and customer-facing actions represent deeper integration.
- Who manages the MCP server? A vendor-managed server is part of the service agreement. A dealer-managed server requires technical resources on the dealer’s side.
- Which AI assistants can access it? A properly built MCP server following the open standard should be accessible to any MCP-compatible AI assistant.
- Is your implementation built to the current MCP specification? The MCP ecosystem continues to develop, including emerging standards for automatic server discovery by AI agents.