Why MCP won — the protocol wars of 2024-25 — step 7 of 8

Write audit_protocol(spec) that takes a protocol spec (dict) and returns a dict with two fields:

• score: integer 0-100, higher means more likely to WIN
• verdict: string, one of:
  • "will-win" if score >= 75
  • "maybe" if score >= 50
  • "niche" if score >= 25
  • "dead-on-arrival" if score < 25

Score the spec on these four signals (each worth 25 points when True):

• open_spec: 25 points (anyone can implement)
• multi_client: 25 points (more than one host adopts it)
• low_publisher_bar: 25 points (one file, no marketplace review)
• primitive_not_marketplace: 25 points (developer wires it up, not end-user browse)

Two protocols run. Expected output:

MCP:            {'score': 100, 'verdict': 'will-win'}
OpenAI Plugins: {'score': 0, 'verdict': 'dead-on-arrival'}