MCP - Model Context Protocol

 

MCP - Model Context Protocol:

MCP defined a LLM to access an external data, tools and context in a a structure way. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open-source standard for connecting AI applications to external systems and data.

Overview of MCP:

AI application such as Claude or chatGPT can connect to data sources, tools [search engine] and workflow [prompts] through MCP and perform a tasks.

MCP like an interface which communicated to MCP client and discover their requirement and offer available services for their requirement. 

MCP Framework:

• MCP SDK - It is a foundation for all the MCP development. It will use for Production and standard projects. It can be integrate into any tools or transport (STDIO, SSE)
• FASTMCP 1.0 - It became a legacy support and integrated into MCP python SDK.
• FASTMCP 2.0 - This is a latest and modern feature tools kits for advanced MCP workflows.
• Others Frameworks - Java SDK and third party libs in other languages.