Building AI Agents with Spring & MCP - James Ward, Varsha Das

Integrating AI into enterprise systems has traditionally been complex and specialized, but new tools are changing that. Spring AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) simplify AI integration by providing high-level abstractions and seamless interoperability, no deep AI expertise required. This session walks through the end-to-end process of building an AI agent that can act as a natural language interface to enterprise data and back-end services. Attendees will see how Spring AI and MCP work together to create robust, production-ready AI applications that extend the power of existing Spring ecosystems. What You Will Learn •How to integrate AI capabilities into Spring applications using Spring AI and MCP •Steps to build and deploy a full AI agent that interacts with enterprise data and services •How to extend existing systems with natural language interfaces. More on-demand engineering talks: https://saltmarch.com/on-demand GAINS 2026 | 09th–10th December | Bengaluru India’s first engineering conference for the AI-native software era https://ainativesummit.com GIDS 2027 | 20th Edition | 27th–30th April | Bengaluru https://developersummit.com