MCP Servers: AI Automation Guide
Model Context Protocol is an open standard from Anthropic that defines how LLMs connect to external tools and data. One protocol - many sources. Architecture: ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ │ LLM Client │ ←→ │ MCP Server │ ←→ │ Resource │ │ (Cursor, │ stdio/ │ (filesystem,│ │ (files, DB,│ │ Claude, │ HTTP │ github...) │ │ API...) │ │ OpenWebUI) │ │ │ │ │ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────────────┘ Client - app with LLM (Cursor, Claude Desktop, Open WebUI) Server - wrapper around a resource (Node.js/Python process) Resource - data source or action (DB, API, filesystem) 💡 MCP defines a standard way to connect the model to external tools. The model doesn’t become “smarter” - it gains access to data and actions. ...