Imagine asking an AI to manage your TODO list, run a local script, or update a file - it does exactly that, like a virtual assistant plugged into your computer. This is now possible thanks to something called MCP ( Model Context Protocol ). What is MCP? MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a lightweight protocol proposed by Anthropic that enables AI models to interact with tools in a structured and transparent manner. It lets you define tools in an AI-readable format — including their names, parameters, descriptions, and return types — so that LLMs like Claude, GPT (and others) can understand and call them safely. With MCP, you can turn your scripts, utilities, and services into AI-callable tools, effectively giving the model "extensions" into your local environment or applications. Image Source: fb.com/devtalks My First Experiment: A TODO List MCP Server To explore MCP in action, I created a simple MCP server that exposes two tools: đ addTodo(day,...
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