The Model Context Protocol(MCP) was introduced in 2024 by Anthropic, drawing inspiration from the Language Server Protocol (LSP), which revolutionized the integration of programming tools with code editors.
MCP addresses this by standardizing the communication interface, thereby reducing integration overhead and fostering interoperability between the MCP client and server using the MCP protocol using a generative AI model.
MCP Core Architecture and Components
MCP’s architecture is organized around three principal components: the MCP Host, the MCP Client, and the MCP Server.
The Model Context Protocol Host typically orchestrates the overall workflow, managing connections and context propagation.
The MCP Client acts as the interface for user applications, translating user intent into protocol-compliant requests.
https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction
https://huggingface.co/learn/mcp-course/en/unit0/introduction
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials?q=mcp
https://www.deeplearning.ai/short-courses/mcp-build-rich-context-ai-apps-with-anthropic
https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners