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MCP Explained in 5 Minutes: The USB-C Port of AI
The standard way for an AI to connect to external tools
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Let me start this article with a question. How many chargers do you have at home right now?
I’m asking this because I remember a time when every phone came with its own charger. A charger for Nokia, another one for Samsung, a completely different one for iPhone.
If you forgot your charger at your friend’s place, you had to call it a day.
Then came USB-C. One port that charges your phone, laptop, and even earphones.
But wait! Why on earth am I telling you this story? Isn’t this article supposed to be about MCP?
This is because AI had the exact same charger problem. And what fixed it is called MCP.
I’m sure you've heard this term. MCP. If not, it doesn’t matter. You'll learn it today anyway.
Well, Claude supports it. ChatGPT supports it. And so do other AI applications.
But what exactly is MCP? Why does every AI company support it? And why should you even care if you aren’t building AI tools?
By the end of this article, you will have the answer to all three.
