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title: Introduction
description: 'Introduction to the Model Context Protocol'
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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a protocol designed to enable LLM assistant surfaces to receive contextual information from specialized servers. Whether you’re building an IDE coding assistant, a chat interface, or any other LLM-powered application, MCP provides a standardized way to obtain and utilize relevant context.


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