Spot on. We’re moving from "Displaying Data" to "Enabling Agency." Building the infrastructure that allows LLMs to actually interact with a system—not just chat about it—is the highest-leverage skill a developer can learn right now.
"Enabling Agency" is the keyword for 2026. A chatbot that can only talk is just a toy; a chatbot that can query your SQL database, analyze the trends, and open a Jira ticket is a teammate. MCP is what makes that transition possible.