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Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Agent Coordination Layers✦ L'AURA Certified
The open standard for connecting AI agents to tools, data, and services.
92MoatRank™
About
Originally created by Anthropic, MCP defines a client-host-server architecture for agent-to-tool access. In Dec 2025 it was donated to the Linux Foundation's new Agentic AI Foundation, making it a vendor-neutral standard adopted by OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and the broader ecosystem.
MoatRank™ Breakdown
Total Score92 / 100
Structural Integrity18/20
Behavioral Coherence17/20
Governance Maturity19/20
Adoption Legitimacy19/20
Composability Index19/20
Observation Timeline
Dec 9, 2025
Donated to the Linux Foundation / Agentic AI Foundation
Anthropic donated MCP to the new Agentic AI Foundation (Linux Foundation), co-founded with Block and OpenAI — moving the protocol to vendor-neutral stewardship.
Certification
✦ L'AURA Certified
Issued: Jun 25, 2026
De facto industry standard for agent-to-tool connectivity under neutral governance.