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Model Context Protocol (MCP)

MCP is an open standard that lets AI applications connect to external tools and data sources in a consistent way.

Written by Reflective Data experts · updated Oct 5, 2026

Introduced by Anthropic in 2024, it defines how an AI client discovers and calls tools, and reads data, exposed by MCP servers. It replaces many one-off integrations with a shared interface.

Permissions and logging around MCP servers are essential when they expose company data.

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