MCP Just Hit 97 Million Installs — Here's Why Every AI Tool You Use in 2026 Has It (And What You're Missing)

Model Context Protocol hit 97M monthly SDK downloads in 16 months — faster than React or Kubernetes. I spent a weekend connecting 7 tools to Claude via MCP, including Blender (natural-language 3D modeling in 8 seconds). Here's what worked, what broke, and why MCP is the most important AI standard of 2026.