Automating Developer Email with MCP and Al Agents

In this episode of AI + a16z, Resend (resend.com) founder and CEO Zeno Rocha sits down with a16z partner Yoko Li to discuss:
• How generative AI — powered by agents and, now, MCP — is reshaping the email experience for developers, as well as the overall world of programming.
• Zeno's obsession with developer experience has evolved into designing for "agent experience" — a new frontier where LLM-powered agents are not only building products but also operating within them.
• How email, one of the most ubiquitous tools for developers and end users alike, is being reimagined for a future where agents send, parse, and optimize communication.
• What it means to build agent-friendly APIs.
• The emerging MCP protocol, and how AI is collapsing the creative loop for prosumers and developers alike.
Learn more:
What is AX (agent experience) and how to improve it (resend.com/blog/agent-experience)
A deep dive into MCP and the future of AI tooling (a16z.com/a-deep-dive-into-mcp-and-the-future-o…)
Dracula theme (draculatheme.com)
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Zeno Rocha (x.com/zenorocha)
Yoko Li (x.com/stuffyokodraws)

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