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id: "mcp-model-context-protocol-docs"
title: "Model Context Protocol docs"
creator: "MCP project"
creator_url: "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/"
url: "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/"
level: "intermediate"
level_max: null
category: "agents"
subcategory: "tool-use-and-mcp"
region: "other"
license: "closed"
license_scope: "linked-resource"
models: ["any"]
source_date: null
date_added: "2026-10-18"
---

[Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)

# Model Context Protocol docs

by [MCP project](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)

[Read the original →](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)

The spec and docs for connecting tools and data to agents.

The protocol documentation describes a shared interface for connecting model applications to tools and data. It is a starting point for implementers who need to understand interoperability rather than just install a connector.

Level: [Intermediate](/levels/index.md#intermediate)
Models: any
Category: [Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)
Tags: [mcp](/tags/mcp/index.md), [tools](/tags/tools/index.md)
Source date: date not stated
Added: 2026-10-18
Last verified: 2026-10-18
Status: ok
Prerequisites: Assumes basic LLM familiarity or the ability to read examples and configure a workflow.
Subcategory: [tool use and mcp](/agents/tool-use-and-mcp/index.md)
Region: other
Original language: en
Access: free
Resource reuse: closed: No general open-reuse grant established from the inspected page. Closed is the conservative index bucket, not a legal finding; the resource is publicly readable. [Facet definitions](/about/index.md#facets)

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