What is MCP? The AI Plug-in Standard, Explained

What is MCP? The AI Plug-in Standard, Explained

Model Context Protocol, the USB-C of AI — what it is, why it matters, and real examples.

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What MCP is in one sentence

Why it matters

  • Models stopped guessing. An MCP can hand the model the actual building-code source, so the answer is cited, not inferred.
  • One tool works everywhere. The same MCP server works inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP-aware client.
  • You own your tools. Open standard, no vendor lock-in.

A real example: the AEC code vault

Building codes, cited, inside Claude — in three steps

  1. Sign in to ssv.asia.
  2. Connect the MCP connector to Claude or ChatGPT (one click).
  3. Ask a building question — the answer comes back grounded in the knowledge base.

MCP and the terminal

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