Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol represents a significant advancement in AI integration, offering a standardized approach to connecting AI models with external data sources.

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

The Anthropic Model Context Protocol aims to eliminate the silos of data AI models rely on, with a more integrated system of data access for all.

Anthropic wants to create an interface for AI chatbots to databases with an open source standard. It is uncertain whether the competitors will follow suit.

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 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

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.