MCP servers

MCP Servers (Model Context Protocol) standardize bi-directional communication, connecting Generative AI agents to external enterprise data and tools with secure, low-latency interfaces.

MCP Servers are the critical bridge for agentic AI: they implement the Model Context Protocol, an open standard developed by Anthropic, to expose specific capabilities to AI applications. These servers manage data communication, ensuring LLMs access fresh context from source systems like databases or file systems, maintaining conversational latency for real-time responses. They operate using a client-server model, utilizing JSON Schema for tool validation, enabling agents (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot) to execute complex, multi-step tasks like querying a PostgreSQL database or managing a GitHub pull request, all through a single, standardized interface.

https://modelcontextprotocol.io