Model Context Protocol (MCP) for LLM Tool Integration › What Is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
Michael BrenndoerferMay 22, 20251 min read
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MCP, or Model Context Protocol, is an open standard introduced by Anthropic. It defines a structured way for language models to do the following:
- Discover available tools
- Decide which ones to use
- Pass in the correct parameters
- Return the result to the user
All of this happens dynamically, based entirely on the user prompt.
Yes, it was possible to implement this manually before. MCP simply gives you a standardized and much easier way to handle it.