FTL FAQs

Question 1

What is FTL?

Accepted Answer

FTL is an open-source framework designed to build and run polyglot Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. It enables secure, high-performance AI agents using WebAssembly.

Question 2

Which programming languages does FTL support?

Accepted Answer

FTL provides comprehensive SDKs for Python, Rust, TypeScript, and Go, allowing developers to write and compose tools in their preferred language within a single FTL server.

Question 3

Where can FTL applications be deployed?

Accepted Answer

FTL applications can be deployed on any host compatible with Spin and Wasmtime. For a fully managed, globally distributed edge deployment, FTL also offers the optional FTL Engine.

Question 4

What are the core benefits of using FTL?

Accepted Answer

FTL offers polyglot support with SDKs for multiple languages, seamless composition of tools, secure and sandboxed execution via WebAssembly, blazing-fast performance with sub-millisecond cold starts, and the flexibility to run anywhere compatible with Spin/Wasmtime.

Question 5

How does FTL ensure high performance and security?

Accepted Answer

FTL leverages WebAssembly (WASM) for secure, sandboxed execution, isolating each tool. This foundation, powered by Wasmtime, delivers sub-millisecond cold starts and near-native execution speeds.

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