Model Context Protocol (MCP)

An MCP server usually refers to a server that implements the Model Context Protocol, or MCP. It’s a relatively new standard used to connect AI models, like assistants or coding agents, with external tools, data sources, and services in a structured way.

Documentation

See also Announcing the Official PHP SDK for MCP and How to create an MCP server with Symfony.

Related : Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Model (LLM), Application Programming Interface (API), Protocol, Tool, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

Related packages : php-mcp/server