Model Context Protocol (MCP) Specification

Anthropic

Standard 2024 Published 2024-09-24 Industry Specification Indexed 2026-09-06 protocoltool-useinteroperability

Abstract

An open protocol standardizing how LLM applications connect to external tools and data sources; widely adopted as the "USB-C of AI".

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GB/T 7714-2015

Anthropic. Model Context Protocol (MCP) Specification[S/OL]. Industry Specification, 2024(2024-09-24)[2026-09-16]. https://modelcontextprotocol.io/.

BibTeX

@techreport{anthropic2024,
  author = {Anthropic},
  title = {Model Context Protocol (MCP) Specification},
  year = {2024},
  organization = {Industry Specification},
  howpublished = {\url{https://modelcontextprotocol.io/}},
}

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