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Oct 20
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HW091: WLAN Pi – MCP & OS Updates

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Keith Parsons and Nick Turner discuss the latest WLAN Pi OS updates including the integration of model context protocol (MCP) for AI agent interaction. They also discuss Wi-Fi 7 multi-link operation (MLO) testing and simultaneous transmit and receive (STR) capabilities. Episode Links: WLAN Pi   
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