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📡 MCP Flow

See how the app, LLM, and MCP server interact step by step.

MCP: Model Context Protocol

A standard way for an LLM app (client) to talk to external capabilities (server).

Client (App / IDE)
MCP Server

What the server can expose

  • MCP ServerExposes tools, resources, prompts to the client
  • ToolsActions the model can invoke (e.g. search, run code)
  • ResourcesRead-only data (files, docs) the model can read
  • PromptsPre-defined prompt templates from the server

MCP flow (simplified)

Click a step to highlight. The client (app) and MCP server communicate over a standard protocol.