Integration
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to data sources and tools. An MCP server exposes resources and operations; an MCP client (the AI model) discovers and uses them through a well-defined JSON-RPC interface.
Related terms
- Tool Use — Tool use is the capability of an AI model to call external functions — search APIs, databases, code interpreters, file systems, web browsers — as part of generating its response.
- AI Agent — An AI agent is a software system that takes a goal, plans a sequence of steps to reach it, executes those steps using tools (APIs, databases, browsers, code), and adapts when steps fail.