Anthropic donates today the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to the new Agentic AI Foundation, a foundation hosted under the Linux Foundation. What does that mean for you — developers, companies, or the future of agentic AIs that act autonomously? I'll explain it clearly and practically.
What is the Model Context Protocol and why it matters
MCP is an open, universal standard to connect AI applications with external systems: databases, tools, web services and more. Instead of each team inventing its own way for a model to talk to the world, MCP standardizes that communication.
Why does that matter? Because a common interface speeds adoption, lowers integration costs, and prevents proprietary solutions that silo projects. It's the difference between building with compatible parts or with mismatched connectors.
Think of it like using a common plug instead of dozens of adapters — integrations become faster and less fragile.
