RAG is dead, long live ACT (Action-Centric Transformation)

2/24/2026

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Feb 23, 2026 23:10

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Последние два года все носились с RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). Это технология, которая позволяет нейросети "почитать" ваши документы перед тем, как ответить.

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📚 Why just “reading” is no longer enough

For the last two years, everyone has been running around with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation). This is a technology that allows a neural network to “read” your documents before responding.

It's cool, but it's passive. It's like hiring an employee who only reads instructions but doesn't have the authority to press buttons.

⚡️ Action Era (ACT)

The future lies with agents that can act.

Not just “find cheap tickets”, but **“find and buy”**.

Not just “how to fix the bug”, but **“run tests and commit”**.

For this we need a standard. And this standard is Model Context Protocol (MCP).

🔌 The role of the catalog in the world of action

When the agent begins to act, the cost of error increases. It's one thing to lie in an answer, but another thing to accidentally delete a database.

mcpcat.ru becomes a security filter.

We check MCP servers for availability (Health Check).

We plan to introduce developer verification.

We create an environment where an agent can safely find a trusted tool.

RAG will remain for reference. But the real business will be built on ACT and MCP.