What is MCP?
An open standard created by Anthropic for connecting AI models to external tools and data sources.
// Explanation
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is like a universal USB for AI — a standard protocol that lets any AI model connect to any tool or data source in a uniform way. Before MCP, every integration was custom work. With MCP, if you build an 'MCP server' for your database or CRM, any compatible model can use it automatically. It was created by Anthropic and quickly adopted by OpenAI, Google, and most of the ecosystem.
// Example
With an MCP server for Google Drive, you can tell Claude 'review my Drive documents and summarize last month's contracts' — and it does, with no special configuration.