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What Is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
A plain-English explainer of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — what it is, why it matters, and how it connects AI models to your tools.
By Rhode Labs · Updated 2026-06-03
In one sentence
Glossary pages are entity-support, not traffic plays (this term is KD 71, media-owned). Keep it short, accurate, and heavily internally-linked to the MCP integration pages that actually convert.
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI models to external tools and data sources through a consistent interface.
See it in practice: build an MCP server or browse our MCP integrations.