---
title: "Principles for Designing MCP Apps"
description: "Watch the talk on designing MCP Apps and ChatGPT Plugins that actually get invoked by agents."
canonical: "https://agentdiscoverability.com/blog/principles-for-designing-mcp-apps-talk/"
published: "2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z"
author: "Elliot Garreffa"
category: "Talk"
---

# Principles for Designing MCP Apps
> A practical talk on the principles behind MCP Apps and ChatGPT Plugins that actually get invoked.

## Watch the talk
[Principles for designing MCP Apps - talk at MCP Dev Summit 2026](https://www.youtube.com/embed/dl32wIeYHi4?feature=oembed&rel=0&start=3)

A talk on the principles behind MCP Apps that actually get invoked, based on enterprise builds and live app ecosystem analysis.

[Principles for designing MCP Apps - talk at MCP Dev Summit 2026](https://www.youtube.com/embed/dl32wIeYHi4?feature=oembed&rel=0&start=3)

_Principles for designing MCP Apps - talk at MCP Dev Summit 2026_

Watch on YouTube: [Principles for designing MCP Apps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl32wIeYHi4&t=3s).