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Lesson 01 / Get the picture

Start with the question, not the buttons.

MCP is a shared way for an AI app to use another service. Learn what the app, the connection, the service, and the original system each do.

Four parts, in plain English

MCP gives an AI app a standard way to ask another service for help. The original system stays in charge of its information, so the AI app can use the answer without pretending it owns the record.

HOSTThe AI app where the conversation happens.
CONNECTIONThe link from the app to one service.
SERVICEThe focused service that provides information or actions.
ORIGINAL SYSTEMThe system that keeps the real record.

Why this matters for marketplace work

Xnurta can provide advertising numbers. A stock or finance system can provide the rest of the business picture. The answer is easier to trust when each system sticks to the facts it owns.

Good habit

When someone says “the AI says,” ask which service supplied the number, which account and dates were used, and where the original record lives.

Say it in one sentence

“The app asks, the connection carries the question, the service answers, and the original system keeps the record.”

Quick check

Which statement best describes MCP?

Primary source: MCP architecture specification. See how the app, connection, service, and message path fit together.