How to create delta updates for only the changed parts of MCP?

 

Step 1: Understand the Concept of MCP

 

• Understand that MCP serves as a structured way of feeding context to LLMs, making their behavior predictable and versatile across different implementations.

 

Step 2: Check the Existing Context Structure in MCP

 

• Analyze the current structure of your MCP, which includes sections like System Instructions, User Profile, Document Context, Active Tasks/Goals, Tool Access, Rules/Constraints.

 

Step 3: Identify the Changes Made to MCP

 

• Determine which parts of the MCP have been updated or need modification. This can involve changes to sections like User Profile or addition of new Document Contexts.

 

Step 4: Update Only the Changed Parts

 

• Implement delta updates by focusing on the altered portions. This allows for efficient updating without rebuilding the entire MCP context:

def updatemcp(currentmcp, changes):
    """
    Update the current MCP with only the provided changes.
    
    :param current_mcp: dict, current MCP structure
    :param changes: dict, changes to be applied to the MCP
    :return: dict, updated MCP structure
    """
    for key, value in changes.items():
        if key in current_mcp:
            current_mcp[key] = value
        else:
            raise KeyError(f"Key {key} not found in the current MCP structure.")
    return current_mcp

 

Step 5: Validate the Updated MCP

 

• Ensure that the updated MCP maintains the integrity of context functionality and satisfies the initial protocol objectives.

 

Step 6: Test the MCP with an LLM

 

• Implement tests using an AI/LLM agent to verify that updates in context reflect the desired changes in the model's behavior:

def test_mcp(llm, mcp):
    """
    Test LLM behavior with updated MCP.
    
    :param llm: Object, language model instance
    :param mcp: dict, MCP structure to test against
    :return: str, response from the language model
    """
    llm.load_context(mcp)
    response = llm.generate_response("What is your current task?")
    return response

 

Step 7: Monitor and Iterate

 

• Continuously monitor how updates affect model performance and iterate the context structure for improvement based on feedback and testing outcomes.