Illustration showing the evolution of enterprise technology from rigid mechanical gears (iPaaS) to a glowing digital brain (iBrain) representing Agentic AI.

Episode 4: The "iBrain" Era — When Integration Stops Being a To-Do List

We’ve been on quite a journey. In Episode 1, we learned that MCP is the new nervous system for AI. In Episode 2, we made peace with MuleSoft (integration’s heavy lifter). In Episode 3, we stood at the fork in the road and chose our protocol—Open Source or Enterprise. Now, we turn the key. We stop looking at architecture diagrams and start looking at behaviour. Because when you actually switch this on, something fundamental shifts. ...

December 8, 2025 · 6 min · Pavan Chavali
Concept art showing the choice between Open Source MCP (wild) and Agentforce (secure tunnel).

Episode 3: The Fork in the Road — Open MCP vs. Agentforce

Recap We’re deep into our journey now. In Episode 1, we discovered the “nervous system” of AI (MCP) and in Episode 2, we realized that APIs and MuleSoft aren’t dying—they’re just getting a new boss. Now, in Episode 3, we arrive at the most critical decision point in this entire architecture. It’s the question every CTO, architect, and developer is debating in Slack channels right now: “Do I build with the free, open-source community version? Or do I pay for the enterprise-grade version like Salesforce’s Agentforce?” ...

December 1, 2025 · 7 min · Pavan Chavali
MCP and Mulesoft working intelligently

Episode 2: MCP vs MuleSoft: Friends, Not Foes

If you’ve read Episode 1, you probably remember how we opened the door to this new world of AI MCP (Model Context Protocol) — the idea that systems could start reasoning, not just integrating. It felt exciting, futuristic… maybe too good to be true. And honestly, that’s what I’ve been thinking about ever since. Because like most of you who’ve lived through long integration nights, broken APIs, and “mysterious” data mismatches — I’ve learned that every shiny new thing comes with its own set of “gotchas.” ...

November 23, 2025 · 5 min · Pavan Chavali

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