Official definition

What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?

MCP is the open protocol that lets AI assistants (like Claude) connect directly to a company's data systems and tools in a standardized, secure way.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open protocol, created by Anthropic, that standardizes how language models connect to external data sources and tools — databases, internal APIs, management systems — without every integration having to be built from scratch.

The problem MCP solves

Before MCP, connecting an AI assistant to a company's real data required custom integration for every combination of model and system. That multiplied engineering effort with every new model or tool added. MCP solves this with a single contract: resources (data the model can read), tools (actions the model can execute), and prompts (reusable flows), all automatically discovered by the AI client.

Why it matters for your B2B business

A well-designed MCP server turns your company's history, processes, and metrics into something an AI assistant can query safely and with governance — without exposing sensitive data or relying on manual copy-pasting of information. It's the difference between an AI that "knows generically about business" and one that knows your business, with access control and an audit trail.

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