MCP Explained: One Protocol for All Your AI Applications
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Anthropic launched the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in late 2024 to solve AI's biggest integration problem — every app was rebuilding the same connections to every tool. MCP creates one universal standard so any AI application can connect to any external system, replacing thousands of custom integrations. Donated to the Linux Foundation in December 2025, it's now industry infrastructure.
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