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Living definition

What is Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

RAG, Retrieval & Vector Search Agentic Commerce & Payments

As of
2026-07-19
Revision
2026-07-19.2
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how an AI application connects to external data sources and tools through a common client-server interface.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-07-19, verified readiness is 66 (claimed 80, reported 73, gap 14) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)

Dataset
2026-07-19.2
Hash
sha256:5b6f2a037b720dbb2ee4216d94ab16dcb623c06c65387010d64145dfda66d13d
Approved
2026-07-19

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