# MCP (Model Context Protocol)

URL: https://idukki.io/glossary/mcp
Category: AEO and AI search
Also called: Model Context Protocol
Pronunciation: M-C-P

Anthropic's open standard for exposing tools (catalogue search, cart, checkout) that an AI agent can invoke. The transport layer of agentic commerce.

## Related terms

- [Merchant MCP](https://idukki.io/glossary/merchant-mcp)
- [AI tool calling](https://idukki.io/glossary/ai-tool-calling)
- [Agentic commerce](https://idukki.io/glossary/agentic-commerce)

Authority reference: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/