Local AI Glossary
What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?
Source: huggingface/mcp
Anthropic's open protocol for connecting LLMs to data sources and tools. Standardizes how AI assistants call functions, read files, and query external systems. Increasingly adopted across local LLM frontends.
How MCP (Model Context Protocol) fits in the local AI stack
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is part of the broader local AI ecosystem. See the related guides, comparisons, and tools below to see how it applies in practice.
See also
- Full Local AI Glossary
- All learn topics
- What is Local AI?
- Quantization explained
- Hardware requirements
- How to choose a local LLM