What is MCP?

Imagine you only know English. To get info from a person who only knows:

• French, you must learn French.
• German, you must learn German.
• And so on.

In this setup, learning even 5 languages will be a nightmare for you.

But what if you add a translator that understands all languages?

This is simple, isn't it?

The translator is like an MCP!

It lets you (Agents) talk to other people (tools or other capabilities) through a single interface.

To formalize, while LLMs possess impressive knowledge and reasoning skills, which allow them to perform many complex tasks, their knowledge is limited to their initial training data.

If they need to access real-time information, they must use external tools and resources on their own.

Model context protocol (MCP) is a standardized interface and framework that allows AI models to seamlessly interact with external tools, resources, and environments.

MCP acts as a universal connector for AI systems to capabilities (tools, etc.), similar to how USB-C standardizes connections between electronic devices.