What is MCP and how does it work with AI?

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Curious about how AI agents interact with the outside world? In this highlight from GitHub Universe 2025, we break down the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how it helps models access private or recently published data. Learn how GitHub collaborated with Anthropic to take ownership of the official MCP server. We also share why the team decided to rewrite the open-source project from TypeScript to Go. #MCP #GitHub #AI Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwqUp4Dc1mQ Stay up-to-date on all things GitHub by connecting with us: YouTube: https://gh.io/subgithub Blog: https://github.blog X: https://twitter.com/github LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/github Insider newsletter: https://resources.github.com/newsletter/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/github TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@github About GitHub It’s where over 180 million developers create, share, and ship the best code possible. It’s a place for anyone, from anywhere, to build anything—it’s where the world builds software. https://github.com