http://www.heyuan110.com/tags/protocol/Recent content in Protocol on Bruce on AI EngineeringHugoenMon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0800http://www.heyuan110.com/posts/ai/2026-02-28-mcp-protocol-explained/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0800http://www.heyuan110.com/posts/ai/2026-02-28-mcp-protocol-explained/<p><img src="http://www.heyuan110.com/posts/ai/2026-02-28-mcp-protocol-explained/cover.webp" alt="MCP Protocol architecture and ecosystem explained for 2026" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" width="1200" height="630" /> </p> <p>Every AI coding tool needs to connect to external services — databases, APIs, cloud platforms, project management tools. Before MCP, each connection required custom integration code. Build it for Claude Code? Rebuild it for Cursor. Rebuild it again for Copilot.</p> <p><strong>Model Context Protocol (MCP)</strong> solves this with a universal standard: build one integration, and it works with every AI tool that supports MCP.</p>