{"id":157407,"date":"2025-11-11T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=157407"},"modified":"2025-11-11T15:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:07:29","slug":"webinar-redefining-discovery-model-context-protocol","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/webinar-redefining-discovery-model-context-protocol\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar | Redefining Discovery: How MCP and AI Search Will Change the Web Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AI agents are becoming a primary interface for search, discovery, and decision-making. Your website must evolve to communicate effectively with these intelligent systems in order to maintain discoverability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this webinar, WP Engine experts break down the <strong>Model Context Protocol (MCP)<\/strong>\u2014the open standard that enables websites and AI agents to securely connect and share live, structured data. 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