# AI Trends, Best Practices

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## What is MCP and how to get started

DevFeed: [What is MCP and how to get started](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-is-mcp-and-how-to-get-started-31108.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.mintlify.com/blog/what-is-mcp-and-how-to-get-started>)

Author: Tiffany Chen

Published: 2025-03-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Mintlify Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mintlify-blog.md>)

Topics: [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/anthropic.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [MCP Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp-server.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>)

Tags: [ai-trends-best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-trends-best-practices.md>), [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/anthropic.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [cursor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cursor.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [model-context-protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model-context-protocol.md>), [permissions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/permissions.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>)

### AI overview

This guide explains the Model Context Protocol (MCP), introduced by Anthropic in November 2024 to standardize how LLMs connect with external data sources and tools. It describes MCP's client-server architecture, structured responses, two-way interactions, permissions, and API credentials, and explains how Mintlify can automatically generate MCP servers from documentation.

### Source excerpt

The Model Context Protocol was introduced by Anthropic in November 2024 to standardize how LLMs connect to different data sources and tools, acting like a universal adapter for AI applications.