Why Everyone’s Talking About MCP?

The Model Context Protocol (MCP), introduced by Anthropic in late 2024, is an open standard that enables seamless integration between AI models like Claude and external tools or data sources. Prior to MCP, custom integrations for each data source were costly and time-consuming. MCP standardizes these connections, facilitating access to databases, file systems, APIs, and other resources. It follows a client-server architecture with hosts, clients, and servers. Key components include primitives like prompts, resources, tools, root, and sampling, which allow for secure, efficient, and flexible communication. MCP simplifies integration by offering a single protocol for AI models and external systems, enabling developers to easily connect AI to various tools like Google Drive and Postgres.
Source: ByteByteGo