Beyond local tools: Deep dive into MCP with Spring AI
James Ward - AWS / Maximilian Schellhorn - AWS
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) standardizes how AI applications connect to external data and tools. Moving beyond local experiments, this talk explores advanced MCP architectures with Spring AI: local vs. remote server deployments, hosting and scaling strategies for remote MCP servers, and MCP gateways for unifying access and proxying to existing systems. We’ll also examine authorization patterns and features such as resources, prompts, sampling, and elicitation. Attendees will gain practical insights into implementations, architectural trade-offs, and infrastructure considerations for building MCP-enabled AI systems.