Protocols & Patterns

Model Context Protocol

The open standard for connecting AI applications to tools, data, and services. Created by Anthropic in November 2024. Adopted since by OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and AWS. Treat it as USB-C for AI: one connector, many endpoints.

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A complete walk through MCP: what it is, why it exists, the three-role architecture (host / client / server), the three primitives (tools / resources / prompts), transports, version negotiation, the adoption story across every major vendor, the security threat surface, and how to build with it.

Last updated May 16, 2026