# What Is MCP (Model Context Protocol)? | Yungle

> An open standard that lets AI models connect securely to your tools and data in one consistent way.

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# What Is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?

Short answer

An open standard that lets AI models connect securely to your tools and data in one consistent way.

In detail

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI models connect securely to external tools, databases, and business systems in a consistent way, instead of requiring custom integration code for every single connection. It's part of the infrastructure that makes reliable AI agents possible — allowing an AI to safely read your calendar, update your CRM, or search your files without a one-off integration built from scratch each time. It's becoming a common building block behind modern AI development.

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