AI's Learned to Use Tools—Who's Cashing In? The MCP protocol for teaching AI to use tools got nearly 500 million downloads in a single month, matching OpenAI's dev kit—and yet it doesn't charge a dime itself. Tools have ballooned to over 40,000, with the top ten snagging
MCP Protocol Hits Nearly 500M Monthly Downloads
The MCP protocol for teaching AI to use tools reached nearly 500 million downloads in a month, matching OpenAI's dev kit—yet charges nothing itself. The tool ecosystem has grown past 40,000.