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MCP = Model Context Protocol (I didn't know what MCP was.)
by quectophoton 2y ago
MCP = Model Context Protocol
(I didn't know what MCP was.)
- mdaniel 2y agoAnd even that acronym expansion doesn't help, IMHO, whereas "a standard that's a cross between Language Server Protocol and OpenAPI, targeting LLM consumers" (emphasis on the API not AI) is hopefully a little better -- depending on whether the reader is already familiar with the problems that LSP and OpenAPI are solving As far as I know there's still missing the UDDI-ish "discoverability" piece, although maybe one of the upcoming MCP standard releases will include /.well-known/mcp-servers type thing, or a SRV record, or both
- drusepth 2y agoUDDI = Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (I didn't know what UDDI was.)
- spiritplumber 2y agoI instantly thought Master Computer Program, ngl.
- breckenedge 2y agoI suspect that was intentional.
- abrookewood 2y agoMe neither: MCP Servers are systems that provide context, tools, and prompts to AI clients. They can expose data sources like files, documents, databases, and APIs (https://mcp.so/ https://mcp.so/)