Model Context Protocol (MCP)
description
MCP is an open protocol that lets an AI assistant like Claude connect to external data sources and tools through a standardized server interface, rather than each integration being bespoke. An MCP server exposes a set of tools (and sometimes resources/prompts) over a defined transport (e.g. stdio or HTTP), and any MCP-compatible client — Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Claude cloud products — can connect to it using the same protocol.
source note
General, well-established description of MCP; no specific version number or release date asserted.
provenance
created 2026-07-02 08:28:08 · JSON