GitHub & Microsoft Join Forces on Anthropic MCP Standard for AI Data Access

GitHub and Microsoft adopt Anthropic MCP standard to power AI models with real-time data from apps and business tools.
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GitHub & Microsoft Join Forces on Anthropic MCP Standard for AI Data Access
Are you wondering how AI models can access real- time data from your apps and business systems? The Anthropic MCP standard is quickly becoming the industry’s go- to protocol for connecting AI models to diverse data sources. This emerging standard lets developers integrate AI with software tools, content repositories, and development environments, enabling smarter, more responsive AI applications. Recently, tech giants GitHub and Microsoft announced they are joining the steering committee to support and expand the MCP ecosystem, signaling strong momentum behind this transformative technology.                  Image Credits:Lionel Ng/Bloomberg / Getty Images At Microsoft’s Build 2025 conference, the companies revealed plans to deliver broad first- party support for the Anthropic MCP standard across platforms like Microsoft Azure, Windows 11, and GitHub. This move follows earlier commitments from OpenAI and Google, who also adopted MCP to empower their AI solutions with seamless data access. Th…