MCP server
A program that uses MCP to offer tools or data to agents, running on your own computer or as a hosted service; it is one way to build a connector.
Kind of
- Model Context Protocol An open standard, started by Anthropic in 2024 and now run under the Linux Foundation, for connecting AI systems and agents to outside tools and data in one common way.
How it connects
- MCP server is one way to build a Connector
- MCP server offers Tool
- Agent gateway sits in front of MCP server
- Client connects to MCP server