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Model Context Protocol

Anthropic open-sourced the Model Context Protocol as a standard for connecting AI assistants to external data sources and tools.

Company
Anthropic
Primary category
AI Infrastructure
Best for
Developers and organizations building assistants that need secure access to repositories, documents, business tools, databases, and environments.
Pricing
Open standard and SDK ecosystem; implementation costs depend on hosting, clients, servers, and platform usage.
Free plan
yes
API
yes
Open source/open weight
yes
Linked launches
1
Latest launch date
November 25, 2024
Last verified
2026-06-08

Verification & Sources

Status
Verified profile
Source links
1
Freshness
Verified June 8, 2026
Last verified
June 8, 2026
Last updated
June 7, 2026

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What It Does

Anthropic open-sourced the Model Context Protocol as a standard for connecting AI assistants to external data sources and tools.

Launch History

AI Infrastructure

Introducing the Model Context Protocol

Anthropic open-sourced the Model Context Protocol as a standard for connecting AI assistants to external data sources and tools.

Free: Yes API: Yes Open: Yes
Clear use caseBusiness-friendlyDeveloper-friendlyGitHub traction
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One of the most important infrastructure launches because it gave AI tools a shared connector pattern.