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May 2, 2025 · Artificial Intelligence

Debunking Common Misconceptions About the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

This article clarifies three major misunderstandings about the Model Context Protocol (MCP), explaining that it does not require large‑model support, works even without function‑calling capabilities, and is not natively built into models, while outlining how MCP standardizes context augmentation through a black‑box server architecture.