Open-source MCP protocol provides a universal, open standard for connecting AI systems to data sources, Anthropic says.

Anthropic, the creator of the Claude chatbot, open-sourced yesterday a new standard called Model Context Protocol (MCP) for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data lives. The standard aims to produce better, more relevant responses to queries. MCP works for any model, not just Anthropic’s.

Anthropic is proposing a new standard for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data lives, called Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Anthropic says MCP can produce better and more relevant responses The protocol is said to help build scalable connected AI systems The AI firm said Block and Apollo have integrated MCP into their syst

The Model Context Protocol connects an AI system to multiple data sources, which Anthropic says can eliminate the need to create custom code for each one.

Anthropic says the software has already been adopted by several tech firms. Companies can connect their LLMs to external systems in a bid to make them more useful. An electronics maker, for example, could equip an LLM with the ability to answer customer support requests by giving it access to a repository of troubleshooting guides.