Infrastructure Updated 2026-04

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Model Context Protocol
Definition

MCP is an open protocol that standardizes the connection between LLMs and external tools/data.

See also in the glossary

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LLM (Large Language Model)
An LLM is an AI model trained on billions of texts, capable of understanding and generating human language.
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AI Agent
An AI agent is an autonomous system that uses an LLM to plan, decide and execute real tasks without human intervention at each step.
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RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
RAG is a technique that connects an LLM to external data sources to generate more accurate and up-to-date answers.
A
AI API
An AI API allows developers to integrate artificial intelligence capabilities into their applications.

Tools that use mcp

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Claude
The AI that understands nuance, by Anthropic
4.7/5
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OpenClaw
The open source AI agent that turns your LLMs into autonomous workers
4.5/5
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Cursor
The AI-powered code editor
4.7/5
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Claude Code
The autonomous AI dev agent, right in your terminal
4.6/5

Frequently Asked Questions

Who created MCP?
Anthropic launched MCP in late 2024. It's open source and adopted by Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw and others.
What is MCP used for?
It allows an LLM to access your files, databases and APIs through a single standardized protocol.