Model Context Protocol
Model Context Protocol
📖 Definition
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard protocol proposed by Anthropic for connecting AI models with external data sources and tools. It defines a unified interface specification, enabling AI applications to securely access various resources.
🔗 How Higress Uses This
Higress natively supports the MCP protocol, can convert existing HTTP APIs to MCP Servers, and provides MCP marketplace functionality for unified management and distribution of tools.
💡 Examples
- 1 MCP Server can expose database query capabilities to AI
- 2 MCP tools enable AI to call external APIs to perform operations
- 3 HiMarket provides enterprise-grade MCP service marketplace
⚙️ Configuration Example
YAML
# Higress MCP Configuration Example
mcp:
servers:
- name: database-tools
transport: http
endpoint: /mcp/database🔄 Related Terms
❓ FAQ
What is Model Context Protocol?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard protocol proposed by Anthropic for connecting AI models with external data sources and tools. It defines a unified interface specification, enabling AI applications to securely access various resources.
How does Higress support Model Context Protocol?
Higress natively supports the MCP protocol, can convert existing HTTP APIs to MCP Servers, and provides MCP marketplace functionality for unified management and distribution of tools.
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