Model Context Protocol
by Anthropic · open-source · Last verified 2026-03-17
Open protocol by Anthropic for connecting AI models to external tools, data sources, and services. Provides a standardized interface for tool use with server and client SDKs for building integrations.
https://modelcontextprotocol.io ↗B
B—Above Average
Adoption: B+Quality: A+Freshness: A+Citations: BEngagement: F
Specifications
- License
- MIT
- Pricing
- open-source
- Capabilities
- tool-integration, resource-access, prompt-templates, transport-protocols, server-sdk
- Integrations
- anthropic, claude-agent-sdk, langchain
- Use Cases
- tool-integration, data-source-connection, agent-capabilities, service-orchestration
- API Available
- Yes
- SDK Languages
- python, typescript
- Deployment
- self-hosted, embedded
- Rate Limits
- N/A (protocol specification)
- Data Privacy
- Self-hosted; data flows controlled by implementation
- Tags
- protocol, mcp, anthropic, tool-integration, standard
- Added
- 2026-03-17
- Completeness
- 100%
Index Score
63.8Adoption
72
Quality
90
Freshness
95
Citations
68
Engagement
0