MCP Transports

Transports are the pipes that carry messages between an AI assistant and a connected app.

There are a few flavors. stdio runs an app locally on your machine. SSE and streamable HTTP run it remotely over the web, so the assistant can reach it from anywhere.

Same conversation, different delivery method. That's the whole idea.

Why it matters for the ChatGPT funnel

For your funnel, this one's mostly under the hood.

The single thing to know: a remote transport is what lets ChatGPT or Claude reach your app live, in the middle of a buyer's question, without anyone installing anything. That's the difference between an app that shows up at the moment of intent and one that doesn't.

If your app can't be reached, it can't get picked, and a pick is what books the lead. The transport is the on-ramp to the whole ChatGPT funnel.

How drio fits

You don't have to think about this. drio runs your app on a remote transport by default, so the assistant can find it and book the meeting in-chat. No setup, no servers, no protocol — you bring the offer, we handle the pipes.