Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how AI applications connect to external tools, data sources, and runtime context. In practical terms, MCP gives an AI assistant a common client-server interface for working with systems such as GitHub, Slack, databases, issue trackers, CI/CD platforms, cloud APIs, and internal services, so each integration does not need a one-off custom connector.
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Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a protocol that standardizes AI model access to external tools, data, and context.