Google is adopting Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol, an open-source “standard for connecting AI assistants to the systems where data lives.”

Anthropic announced in late 2024 that it was open-sourcing MCP, describing what the protocol was designed to do.

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that enables developers to build secure, two-way connections between their data sources and AI-powered tools. The architecture is straightforward: developers can either expose their data through MCP servers or build AI applications (MCP clients) that connect to these servers.

Instead of maintaining separate connectors for each data source, developers can now build against a standard protocol. As the ecosystem matures, AI systems will maintain context as they move between different tools and datasets, replacing today’s fragmented integrations with a more sustainable architecture.

We’re committed to building MCP as a collaborative, open-source project and ecosystem, and we’re eager to hear your feedback. Whether you’re an AI tool developer, an enterprise looking to leverage existing data, or an early adopter exploring the frontier, we invite you to build the future of context-aware AI together.

Demis Hassabis, co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, took to X to announce that Google was adopting MCP.

Anthropic has continued to innovate, establishing itself as one of the leading AI firms. Google’s adoption of Anthropic’s MCP is a major win for the company.