What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
Model Context Protocol
A. What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)
An open standard for securely connecting AI models to external tools and data sources. It underpins the spread of AI agents.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open protocol that lets AI models connect, in a standardized way, to external tools and data sources such as files, databases, APIs and business applications.
By replacing bespoke, one-off integrations with a common standard, it lets AI agents work with a wide range of tools securely and in a reusable way. The number of services that support it is growing.