Why AI Orchestration Needs a Universal Config Standard

Every AI tool has its own config format. Claude Desktop uses JSON with mcpServers. Cursor has settings.json. Windsurf, Gemini, Continue, Cline, OpenAI — all different. This fragmentation means switching AI platforms requires manually recreating your entire tool setup. Move from Claude to Cursor? Rebuild your MCP config from scratch. The .0n Standard solves this. One file format. Every platform. A .0n connection file stores your service credentials in a universal schema. Run `0nmcp engine platforms` and it generates native configs for all 7 major AI platforms automatically. Your Stripe keys, CRM tokens, GitHub PATs — defined once, deployed everywhere. But the .0n Standard goes deeper than credentials. It defines workflows (RUNs), snapshots, and global configuration. The template engine resolves `{{expressions}}` with a clear precedence: system > launch > inputs > step outputs. This means workflows are portable — they run identically whether triggered from CLI, HTTP API, or embedded in a SaaS application. The result: 0nMCP orchestrates 870+ tools across 54 services, and every workflow you build works on any AI platform without modification. Stop rebuilding configs. Start describing outcomes.