Pi.dev: You Said No MCP

Pi.dev has reversed its previous stance against MCP (Model Context Protocol) and now includes it as core functionality rather than an extension. The shift resulted not just from MCP's evolution, but because the infrastructure changes needed to support it also benefit other Pi features like Jev integration and align with modern LLM capabilities like deferred tool loading and mid-conversation system messages. The team emphasizes that MCP's effectiveness depends on servers returning structured data and supporting intelligent tool discovery similar to OpenAPI, rather than simply dumping tools into context.