Model Context Protocol

Title: Model Context Protocol
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Venue: Wikipedia
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Canonical: wiki:model-context-protocol
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Context_Protocol
Collector: wikipedia
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ABSTRACT
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard and open-source framework introduced by Anthropic in November 2024 to standardize the way artificial intelligence (AI) systems like large language models (LLMs) integrate and share data with external tools, systems, and data sources. MCP provides a standardized interface for reading files, executing functions, and handling contextual prompts. Following its announcement, the protocol was adopted by major AI providers, including OpenAI and Google DeepMind. In December 2025, Anthropic donated MCP to the Agentic AI Foundation, a fund under the Linux Foundation.