Industry Insights
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What Makes a "Platform"? A Measurable Definition Nobody's Using
Everyone calls themselves a platform. Bill Gates, Ben Thompson, and Scott Brinker each defined the term differently. Here's a cleaner test: when the things built on top of your product by outside companies eclipse what your own team builds, you've made the transition.
19,000 Companies Have a Docs MCP Server. Most Don't Know It.
We went looking for companies that publish Docs MCP servers outside the big marketplaces. What we found was a top-down adoption wave driven by documentation platforms — and a clear profile of which companies are building their own.
The 5 6 MCP Servers Every Product Company Will Need
There's an emerging architecture for how product companies expose their systems to AI. It's not one MCP server. It's six (maybe seven). Here's what's shaking out and what your team should be thinking about.
26 Integration Predictions for 2026: What's Coming Next
MCP becomes table stakes. The vibe-coded hangover arrives. Simple automations get eaten by agents. Here's what to watch in integration, automation, and AI.
25 Integration Insights from 2025: The Critical Infrastructure for AI
For all of AI's promise, none of it works without integrations. Data integrations, MCP Apps, and MCP UI are the critical path for AI to deliver real value.
The 3 Layers Shaping Integration: Why AI Can't Replace What You Actually Need
AI agents are eating simple automations. But complex, mission-critical integrations become MORE valuable. Here's the framework for understanding why.