๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ?
APIs? Probably too slow. Quite fragmented. And too much overhead.ย
Another potential solution? Model Context Protocol (MCP) โ a new open standard introduced by Anthropic that aims to make AI models more powerful by simplifying how they connect to external tools and data sources.ย Think of MCP “like a USB-C port but for AI agents:” It basically offers a uniform method for connecting AI systems to various tools and data sources.
Unlike traditional APIs, MCP provides both connectivity and built-in documentation/semantics, making integration smoother. And users can bring their own MCP servers to manage access to their own data and tools, offering a flexible approach to AI augmentation.ย
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐? ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ตย ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎย ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟย ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ โ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐-๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
1๏ธโฃ MCP Hosts โ AI applications (like Claude) that provide the environment for AI interactions and facilitate access to external tools.ย
2๏ธโฃ MCP Clients โ Embedded within AI models, these format and send requests to MCP servers. If an AI model needs sales data from PostgreSQL, the MCP client structures the request accordingly.ย
3๏ธโฃ MCP Servers โ These act as connectors, linking AI models with external systems like databases, file storage, or productivity tools (Google Drive, Slack, etc.).ย
Itโs early days, but this looks like an interesting option for the future of AI integration.ย And it’s a clearly structured approach that could enable more scalable, real-time AI integrations without the limitations of traditional API-based workflows.
Over to you! What is your take on MCP and its future?
Here is all the official MCP documentation and architecture:ย https://lnkd.in/djyS6Asa
Kudos to Norah Klintberg Sakal for this great graphic!
