Model Context Protocol as the Backbone of Agent Connectivity

Summary

The AI Journal examines Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) as an emerging standard for connecting AI agents to external tools, data sources, and services. MCP defines a unified interface that allows AI models to interact with diverse systems without requiring bespoke integrations for each combination of model and tool, positioning it as a potential backbone for agentic workflows across enterprise environments. The protocol addresses a core challenge in scaling agentic AI: the fragmentatio