MCP
13. april 2026 · 1 min · glossary
Model Context Protocol
An open standard released by Anthropic for connecting AI models to external tools, data sources, and systems.
MCP defines how a client (the AI) can discover and call capabilities provided by servers, making it possible to give an AI access to databases, APIs, file systems, or any other tool in a standardized way.
Because it is an open standard, many providers have adopted it, and a growing ecosystem of MCP servers exists. Anthropic's proprietary cnw.zip protocol is built on top of MCP.