Article Summary
This post explores how dependent types can enhance the Model Context Protocol (MCP) tooling ecosystem.
- Current MCP tools often lack strong compile-time type guarantees, leading to runtime errors and debugging challenges.
- Dependent types offer a solution by enabling static verification of MCP contexts, tool definitions, and expected AI responses.
- Benefits include improved type safety, easier debugging, enhanced composability of tools, and a more robust foundation for AI assistant interactions.
- The approach allows for compile-time enforcement of complex invariants, such as specific turn counts, mandatory tool calls, or precise JSON structures, making MCP development more reliable.