MCP hits 97M monthly SDK downloads and 5,800+ servers; 28% of Fortune 500 have deployed it

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July state-of-play data puts MCP at 97 million monthly SDK downloads across 5,800+ servers, with 41% of surveyed software orgs in limited or broad production (Stacklok) and 28% of Fortune 500 companies having deployed MCP servers. The numbers mark MCP's transition from a 2025 novelty to default enterprise agent-integration plumbing. The scale also explains the intense security scrutiny — a 5,800-server surface with double-digit credential-leak rates is a large attack surface.