MCP

 MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It is an open-source standard created by Anthropic that allows AI assistants (like Claude) to seamlessly connect to external data sources, applications, and tools. It allows AI models to dynamically discover tools, read resources (like files or database records), and interact with them in real time.

MCP Clients are AI-powered applications (like Claude Desktop or an IDE) that want to fetch context.

MCP Servers are lightweight programs that hook into external tools (like GitHub, Figma, or a local database) to share that context with the AI.