Model Context Protocol
Domain: LLM Concepts
🎯 Motivation
MCP is an open standard that lets AI applications securely connect to external data sources and tools, standardizing how models access the outside world.
📋 Concrete Example
Instead of writing custom integrations for every tool, an MCP server exposes a standard interface. Any MCP-compatible client (like an AI agent) can use it to read files, query databases, etc.
🔗 Analogy
USB-C for AI tools - before USB-C, every device had a different charger. MCP standardizes the connection so any AI can plug into any tool without custom adapters.