networks//network protocols//MCP

The Model Context Protocol gives an AI application a shared interface for discovering and using capabilities exposed by another process. A client and server exchange structured messages, so each integration does not need a wholly separate tool-discovery convention. The interface describes how to request an operation; it does not make that operation trustworthy.

The Model Context Protocol gives an AI application a shared interface for discovering and using capabilities exposed by another process. A client and server exchange structured messages, so each integration does not need a wholly separate tool-discovery convention. The interface describes how to request an operation; it does not make that operation trustworthy.

MCP before and after develops the integration pattern. Minimum privilege remains relevant because a standard interface can expose powerful actions just as easily as harmless ones.