Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard created by Anthropic that lets AI models connect to external tools and data sources in a standardized way.
Think of MCP as
USB-C for AI — one standard connector for any tool or data source.
What MCP Enables
Claude connecting to Google Drive, Slack, GitHub, databases
Any developer can build an MCP server for any service
Plug-and-play AI integrations without custom API glue code