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# Why MCP if we already have a UI?

Orbit's website is the full product. MCP does not replace it.

Most people already spend time in **ChatGPT** or **Claude**. Asking them to open a separate DeFi site for every swap or lend adds friction. With Orbit MCP connected once, they stay in that chat and still use Stellar DeFi: ask, review, sign.

## UI and MCP together

|           | Orbit web app                        | Orbit MCP                           |
| --------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------- |
| Best for  | Full sessions, onboarding, richer UI | People already in ChatGPT or Claude |
| Logic     | Orbit API and intents                | Same Orbit API and intents          |
| Who signs | You (Freighter or Orbit wallet)      | You (Orbit Confirm panel)           |
| Role      | Primary product home                 | Meet users where they already chat  |

MCP is a distribution layer. Same engines, same confirm-and-sign model, inside tools people already use daily.

## What MCP is not

* Not custody. The host AI never holds keys or device shares.
* Not a bypass of review. You still Confirm before anything hits the network.
* Not required. You can use only the Orbit website.


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