Daemo vs. Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard introduced by Anthropic. It is an excellent step forward for the industry, solving the connectivity problem. Daemo solves the safety and orchestration problem.
The two are not mutually exclusive, but they serve different purposes. Daemo can actually be used as a hardened, transactional MCP Server.
What is MCP? (The "USB Cable")
Think of MCP as "USB for AI."
- Before USB: If you wanted to connect a printer, you needed a parallel port. A mouse needed a serial port.
- With MCP: It standardizes how an LLM (like Claude) connects to a data source (like Google Drive or a SQL DB). It defines a standard JSON format for "Here is a list of files" or "Here is a tool you can call."
MCP is a Pipe. It ensures data flows from Point A to Point B. It solves the connectivity problem.
What MCP is NOT
While MCP is an excellent standard for connection, the protocol itself is not designed for stateful safety or business logic orchestration.
- It provides Interface, not Governance: MCP defines how to ask for a tool, but it doesn't enforce who can call it or when.
- It is Stateless: If Claude sends a "Delete Database" command via MCP, the protocol simply delivers the message. It has no inherent concept of a "Session" or "Transaction."
- It is NOT Transactional: MCP has no built-in concept of "Rollback." If a multi-step workflow fails halfway through, a standard MCP server has no automatic way to revert the previous steps.
The Core Problem: Reversibility
AI Agents are great at coding because Git allows "undo." But they struggle with "Real World" tasks like buying cars, booking flights, or wiring money.
These are High-Consequence / Low-Reversibility actions (One-Way Doors).
If an Agent transfers money to buy a car, but the car is out of stock, a standard MCP connection has no built-in way to "undo" the money transfer.
We need "Agentic Transactions" (similar to Database Transactions). We need an orchestration layer that ensures all steps of a complex action succeed before finalizing any of them (The SAGA Pattern).
Daemo is the Infrastructure
Better LLMs (AGI) won't fix this. Only better infrastructure—middleware that enforces safety and reversibility—will allow Agents to do real work.
Daemo is that infrastructure.
| Feature | MCP (The Pipe) | Daemo (The Engine) |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Standardizes Connection | Enforces Safety & Logic |
| State | Stateless | Stateful (Memory & Context) |
| Execution | Passes JSON Messages | Verifiable Native Execution |
| Safety | None (Pass-through) | "Safety Airlock" |
| Transactions | None | Full Rollback Support |
Analogy: MCP is the cable that connects your computer to the internet. Daemo is the firewall and operating system that ensures you don't get a virus.