# Model Context Protocol

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  <img src="assets/light.png" alt="MCP Logo" />
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  <strong>A protocol for seamless integration between LLM applications and external data sources</strong>
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  <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io">Documentation</a> |
  <a href="https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/latest">Specification</a> |
  <a href="https://github.com/orgs/modelcontextprotocol/discussions">Discussions</a>
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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that enables seamless integration between LLM applications and external data sources and tools. Whether you're building an AI-powered IDE, enhancing a chat interface, or creating custom AI workflows, MCP provides a standardized way to connect LLMs with the context they need.

## Getting Started

- 📚 Read the [Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) for guides and tutorials
- 🔍 Review the [Specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/latest) for protocol details
- 💻 Use our SDKs to start building:
  - [TypeScript SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk)
  - [Python SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk)
  - [Java SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk)
  - [Kotlin SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk)
  - [C# SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk)
  - [Go SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk)
  - [PHP SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk)
  - [Ruby SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ruby-sdk)
  - [Rust SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk)
  - [Swift SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/swift-sdk)

## Project Structure

- [modelcontextprotocol](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol) - User documentation and protocol specification
- [typescript-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk) - TypeScript implementation
- [python-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk) - Python implementation
- [java-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/java-sdk) - Java implementation
- [kotlin-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk) - Kotlin implementation
- [csharp-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk) - C# implementation
- [go-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk) - Go implementation
- [php-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/php-sdk) - PHP implementation
- [ruby-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ruby-sdk) - Ruby implementation
- [rust-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk) - Rust implementation
- [swift-sdk](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/swift-sdk) - Swift implementation
- [create-kotlin-server](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin-sdk/tree/main/samples/kotlin-mcp-server) - Kotlin sample server
- [servers](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers) - List of maintained servers
- [ext-auth](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ext-auth) - List of authorization extensions

## Contributing

We welcome contributions of all kinds! Whether you want to fix bugs, improve documentation, or propose new features, please see our [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.

Have questions? Join the discussion in our [community forum](https://github.com/orgs/modelcontextprotocol/discussions).

## About

The Model Context Protocol is an open source project hosted by [The Linux Foundation](https://lfprojects.org) and open to contributions from the entire community.