Equation 3 · Tool Protocols in 2035: Two Axes, Four Scenarios, and What Would Falsify Them
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A convenient way to see what a resolved Axis B would actually require is to write the registry’s listing decision as a threshold rule. Let be an estimate of the probability that a listed tool or server s behaves differently from what its description claims once it is actually invoked, and let be the error tolerance a registry operator or a downstream client is willing to accept. A defensible rule is
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- [4] Introducing the MCP Registry ↗
- [10] What Can Be Enforced? A Theory of Certified Runtime Safety for Tool-Using Agents ↗
- [12] OpenAPI Initiative ↗
- [16] Generating MCP Tools from OpenAPI: Benefits, Limits and Best Practices ↗
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