MCP explainer: the 'USB-C port' standard connecting AI agents to external tools and data
goyalshaliniuk · x · 2026-11-14
Part 2 of a series on agent independence technologies: Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open-source standard connecting AI applications to external systems. MCP lets agents discover tools and resources, connect to databases, files and business apps, execute actions via standardized interfaces, and reuse integrations across compatible apps — the docs call it a 'USB-C port for AI applications,' with use cases from calendar/Notion assistants to Figma-to-webapp codegen.
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