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Understand the names you will hear when teams build agentic systems.
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
MCP is a standard protocol for connecting AI applications to external tools and data through a common interface.
Think of it like
Think of Model Context Protocol (MCP) as infrastructure glue: it does not replace the model, but helps applications connect pieces in a repeatable way.
Real life
Software frameworks such as Model Context Protocol (MCP) package common patterns so teams do not rebuild everything from scratch.
SRE lens
Instead of custom integration code for every client, expose capabilities through MCP.
Remember thisMCP is a standard protocol for connecting AI applications to external tools and data through a common interface.