# Model Context Protocol (MCP)

DevFeed: [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/model-context-protocol-mcp-29001.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nshipster.com/model-context-protocol/>)

Author: Mattt (mattt@nshipster.com)

Published: 2025-03-07T08:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [NSHipster](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nshipster.md>)

Topics: [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [miscellaneous](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/miscellaneous.md>), [model-context-protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model-context-protocol.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces Model Context Protocol (MCP) as a protocol intended to connect AI tools and clients with external resources, drawing a comparison with Language Server Protocol (LSP). It explains how tool use can extend what language models know and do.

## Source excerpt

Language Server Protocol (LSP) revolutionized how programming languages integrate with developer tools. Model Context Protocol (MCP) aims to do the same for a new generation of AI tools.