What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

The Standard for AI-Tool Interoperability

Simplifying Complex AI Workflows and Integrations

Enabling Contextual Awareness for LLMs

The **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** is an open standard introduced by Anthropic to **standardize how AI models (especially LLMs) interact with external tools, APIs, and data sources**. It acts as a universal interface, abstracting away the complexities of individual tool integrations. An **MCP Server** exposes a tool's functionalities (e.g., file system access, database queries) in a standardized format, while an **MCP Client** (embedded in an AI application) consumes these functionalities. This allows LLMs to retrieve real-time context and perform actions in the real world more reliably and efficiently. MCP is crucial for building sophisticated **AI Agents** and enabling more dynamic, context-aware AI applications in 2025. 🔗🌍