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What the heck is MCP? And why is everybody talking about it?
Discover what MCP is and why it’s trending. Learn how it’s changing the game for developers and teams.
It's essentially giving your AI application access to whatever context you need it to have; the ability to peek outside its dataset and grab relevant info or take actions in your digital world. Those servers are small programs that link to specific tools or data, like your local files or a database on your machine, or tools/data sources like GitHub or a cat API. Check this out from@virattt: he built an MCP server connecting Claude Desktop to real-time stock market data via Financial Datasets AI.
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