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Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Model Context Protocol is an open protocol that standardizes how language models connect to tools, APIs, and enterprise systems, enabling reusable tool definitions, structured monitoring, and governance across different model providers and AI orchestration environments.

  • 204 articles
  • 292 companies
  • Most covered: Itential, Netskope, Nvidia

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MCP

curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"model-context-protocol-mcp"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

REST

GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/06cf88e1-d301-49c1-8892-48b23b4586ba

CLI

di get-glossary --slug model-context-protocol-mcp

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