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If your LinkedIn feed looks anything like ours, the last few weeks have been a steady stream of screenshots: custom dashboards, live data feeds, automated workflows, all built with Claude. All built using MCPs. And almost every explanation assumes you already know what an MCP is. This article is for everyone who doesn't. It's the follow-up to Part 1 of our Claude for Marketers series, where we covered getting started with Claude: writing in your own voice, monitoring competitors automatically

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