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How Tool Protocols and the Model Context Protocol Actually Work

A tool call is not a function call. It is a message crossing a wire between three separately-trusted roles, and the point where it crosses — not the wire format itself — is where a tool protocol's security actually lives or fails.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 26, 2026 · 16 min read

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