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After OpenAI announced it would adopt Anthropic’s standard for linking AI models with data storage systems, Google has now followed suit.
Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis, shared in a post on platform X on Wednesday that Google will integrate Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) into its Gemini models and SDK. However, he did not specify a timeline for the rollout.
Hassabis stated that MCP is an effective protocol and is quickly becoming an open standard in the era of increasingly agentic AI (AI that can act independently). He also expressed his enthusiasm to continue collaborating with the MCP team and other industry players.
MCP allows AI models to access various data sources, including business tools, content repositories, and application development environments, to perform tasks. This protocol is designed to enable developers to build two-way connections between data sources and AI-powered applications, such as chatbots.
Through the use of “MCP servers,” data can be accessed and utilized by “MCP clients,” which may take the form of applications or workflows that connect as needed. Since Anthropic open-sourced MCP, several companies — including Block, Apollo, Replit, Codeium, and Sourcegraph — have begun integrating MCP into their platforms.
