Model Context Protocol
The Model Context Protocol is an open standard, introduced by Anthropic in 2024, for connecting AI applications to external tools and data sources in a consistent way.
What is Model Context Protocol?
Instead of building a custom integration for each tool, developers expose a service once as an MCP server that any compatible AI application can use. It has been widely adopted across the industry.
How it works
An AI application acts as a client that discovers and calls tools, resources and prompts offered by MCP servers.
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