MCP Dev Summit North America Recap — 1,200 Attendees, MCP Apps Launched, AAIF Hits 170 Members, Going Global

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The Agentic AI Foundation's MCP Dev Summit (April 2-3, NYC) drew 1,200 attendees across 17 keynotes and 95+ sessions. Key announcements: MCP Apps (servers can now provide interactive UIs to clients), formal three-stage project lifecycle policy, and global expansion — summits in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, Toronto, Nairobi, plus AgenCon+MCPCon in Amsterdam (Sept) and NA (Oct). AAIF now 170 members. MCP v2.1 adds Server Cards for capability discovery via .well-known URLs.