What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?

Abbreviation: MCP

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting tools and data sources to AI applications. Originally introduced by Anthropic, it’s now supported by Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others. osFoundry hosts a workspace-shared MCP server fleet.

Detail

Before MCP, every AI tool needed bespoke integration code per host (one for Claude Desktop, another for Cursor, another for your own app). MCP standardises the protocol: an MCP server exposes tools/resources/prompts; any MCP-compatible host can consume them.

MCP transports: stdio (for local processes), HTTP, and SSE. Tools, resources (read-only data), and prompts (reusable templates) are the three core concepts.

How osFoundry approaches MCP (Model Context Protocol)

osFoundry hosts a workspace-shared MCP server fleet. Install Claude Desktop / Cursor MCP servers once; tools become available to every Maestro chat and agent in the workspace.