MCP Open Source: Agent Tool Connections Begin to Form a Public Protocol
Anthropic open-sourced the Model Context Protocol, using a unified way to connect AI assistants, data sources, and tools.
The connection between models and external systems is moving from vendor-private plugins to reusable protocols, and the agent ecosystem is beginning to see an interface layer similar to USB.
Standardization of client, server, resource, and tool reduces the cost of context access and tool reuse.
The competitive focus shifts from who has the most plugins to who controls the client, permissions, directory, and runtime.
To B companies should prioritize providing protocol-compatible capability assets rather than only binding to a single model platform.
Observe cross-vendor support, authentication, security sandbox, remote MCP, and enterprise governance.