MCP — The Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets any AI assistant plug into any tool or data source without custom integration code.
context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.
Why it matters
MCPThe Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets any AI assistant plug into any tool or data source without custom integration code.Full definition →, Skills and A2A all assume the capability is already installed. ARD makes discovery a runtime search over federated registries, moving tool selection out of the context windowThe maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.Full definition →.
