Model Context Protocol (MCP) is Anthropic’s hottest tool, with over 1,000 community-built MCP servers in operation by February alone. In this Five-Minute Friday, Jon Krohn explains what took so long for users to catch on: Anthropic released MCP in November 2024. Hear more about the buzz behind MCP, its applications, and how easy it is to get started.



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884: Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Why Everyone’s Talking About It

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