The Flow AI Podcast

Models Are Smart. Data Is Everything. Building Context-Rich AI Systems with Unstructured.

In this episode of "The Flow," hosts David Jones-Gilardi and Roy Derks welcome Chris Maddock from Unstructured. The conversation explores the impact of AI-powered pipelines on data preparation, the evolution of Unstructured's platform, and its integration with AI and enterprise systems. Chris shares insights into his coding journey, the challenges of document processing, and the innovative features that make data transformation more efficient.

Postman AI and the Rise of MCP Apps

In this episode of The Flow, host David Jones-Gilardi is joined by Ruben Casas and Roy Derks to discuss the evolution of Postman, the importance of APIs in AI, and the rise of MCP apps. They explore Ruben's early coding experiences, the integration of AI with APIs, and the future of user interaction through generative UI. The conversation also touches on security concerns in AI applications, the differences between MCP and CLI approaches, and the potential for collaboration between AI and users. Demos of MCP apps showcase the exciting possibilities for developers and enterprises alike.

Taming MCP Chaos with Mihai Criveti from IBM / ContextForge

In this holiday episode of The Flow, hosts David Jones-Gilardi and Carter Rabasa welcome Mihai Criveti, a distinguished engineer at IBM, to discuss MCP Context Forge. The conversation covers Mihai's early programming experiences, the rapid adoption of MCP, and the features of Context Forge that simplify the integration of AI tools. They delve into the differences between A2A and MCP protocols, the importance of plugins for security, and the observability features that enhance performance monitoring. The episode concludes with insights into the future of AI development and the open-source nature of MCP Context Forge.

How to Use OAuth in MCP with Max Gerber from Stytch

In this episode of "The Flow", hosts David Jones-Gilardi and Carter Rabasa are joined by Max Gerber, product engineer at Stytch. The discussion delves into the integration of security in AI applications, focusing on OAuth and MCP servers. Max shares his experiences with coding, the evolution of OAuth, and the role of Stytch in enhancing secure data access for AI agents. If you are curious about the security landscape for AI and MCP, don't miss this one. Resources: https://stytch.com/docs/guides/connected-apps/overview - Product docs https://github.com/stytchauth/stytch-b2b-mcp-demo - Code https://www.notelydemo.com/mcp - live product demo

Master Unstructured Data in AI with Michele Dolfi from Docling

In this episode of "The Flow", hosts David Jones-Gilardi and Carter Rabasa welcome Michele Dolfi, a senior researcher at IBM and core committer to Docling. The conversation explores the significance of data in AI, the origin and functionality of Docling, and its role in processing documents, particularly PDFs. Michele shares insights into his coding journey, the challenges faced in document processing, and the innovative features of Docling that enhance developer experience. Docling resources: * docling.ai [http://docling.ai/] * https://github.com/docling-project/docling-workshops [https://github.com/docling-project/docling-workshops] * https://github.com/docling-project/docling [https://github.com/docling-project/docling] * https://github.com/docling-project/docling-mcp [https://github.com/docling-project/docling-mcp] * https://www.ibm.com/think/news/doclings-rise-llm-ready-data [https://www.ibm.com/think/news/doclings-rise-llm-ready-data] * https://www.ibm.com/community/ibm-techxchange-conference/ [https://www.ibm.com/community/ibm-techxchange-conference/]