Lessons from Deploying Agentic AI at Enterprise Scale

Aparna Sinha, Senior Vice President of Product at Vercel, shared insights on deploying agentic AI at enterprise scale, drawing from her experience launching Vercel's public MCP server at the Descope Global MCP Hackathon Launch Party. The deployment highlighted the importance of read-only access as a security measure, emphasizing the need for purpose-built identity infrastructure to manage multi-user agents effectively. Sinha explained that big platforms are focusing on business models rather than technical hurdles when it comes to rolling out MCP servers, as the revenue potential of agentic AI remains uncertain. She noted that the technical challenges, though significant, are solvable and that enterprises should concentrate on developing infrastructure that supports OAuth 2.1 and agent identity management. Ultimately, the key takeaway is that organizations capable of navigating these challenges will be able to deploy agentic AI more swiftly, while those awaiting a perfect scenario may fall behind.