Anthropic Open-Sources MCP, Enabling AI Assistant Claude to Connect with Data Sources Like GitHub

Nov 25, 2024, 05:47 PM

Anthropic has announced the open-sourcing of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open-source standard designed to connect AI assistants to various data sources. MCP aims to address the challenge of integrating large language model (LLM) applications with data by providing a unified protocol for accessing content repositories, business tools, and development environments. With MCP, AI assistants like Claude can connect directly to platforms such as GitHub, allowing actions like creating new repositories, making pull requests, and accessing local files and folders. MCP effectively turns the Claude app into an API, enhancing AI interactions with external data and dismantling information silos. Companies like Sourcegraph and Zed are adopting MCP to enhance their products, enabling users to bring external context directly into their development workflows. MCP seeks to establish a standard that simplifies and secures AI data access, promoting efficiency and interoperability in AI development.