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Model Context Protocol

Mod·el Con·text Pro·to·col /ˈmɑ.dəl ˈkɑnˌtɛkst ˈproʊ.təˌkɔl/ noun Practice

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard, launched by Anthropic in 2024, that lets AI applications connect to outside tools and data.

An AI assistant connects through one standard socket to three servers labeled calendar, database and code. A dashed tangle of custom cables beside it is crossed out. — Inkling · One standard plug in place of a custom cable for each toolFig. M1

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distillation Techniques In AI, distillation is a way to make a small, cheap model by training it on the outputs of a larger, more capable one.

F

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fine-tuning Techniques Fine-tuning is further training of an already trained AI model on a smaller set of examples, so that it suits a particular task, subject or style.

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grounding Techniques In AI, grounding is tying a model’s answer to sources it was given, such as documents or search results, so each claim can be checked.

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system prompt Techniques In AI, a system prompt is the set of standing instructions a developer gives a model before any user message, shaping its role, tone and limits.

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vector database Techniques In AI, a vector database is software that stores embeddings and finds those most similar to a query, often to supply a language model with documents.