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The Model Context Protocol: how AI assistants are given access to tools and data.

8 min readUpdated September 22, 2026

What is MCP?

The Model Context Protocol as a technical shape: hosts, clients, servers, tools, resources and prompts — and what changes when a tool is exposed through it.

6 min readUpdated September 22, 2026

MCP explained for beginners

A plain-language introduction to what MCP is for, using the everyday situations where an AI assistant needs something it cannot see.

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