What is an MCP connector? Host, client and server for buyers
An MCP connector is a server that gives an AI app tools and data. This explainer defines host, client, server and tool in plain words for security buyers.
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An MCP connector is a server that gives an AI app tools and data. This explainer defines host, client, server and tool in plain words for security buyers.
An AI agent is a model that picks its own steps and uses tools to finish a task. Learn how that differs from a chatbot and why the risk changes.
A remote sandbox is an isolated environment in the vendor's cloud where an AI agent runs code. Learn the isolation types and what buyers should ask.
A remote cloud sandbox is a disposable machine where a coding agent runs your code away from your laptop. Here is what it isolates and what it does not.
A pickle file is Python's object serialization format, and loading one can run code. Here is how it works, why ML uses it, and how to reduce the risk.
Gating controls who may download a model and shares requester contact details with its authors. It says nothing about whether the files are safe to load.
Ask how a vendor handles AI feature failures: detection, notification, rollback, root cause, and your options. Get the incident process in writing before you buy.
trust_remote_code=True lets Transformers run model code from a Hub repo on your machine. Here is what that means, when it is needed, and how to pin it.
Gradio share=True makes a public link to an app on your machine for a week. What the docs say about proxying, auth and what your functions should avoid.
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