MCP server overview

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP) standardizes how AI applications and agents connect to outside data sources. MCP servers can be local or remote. Local MCP servers typically run on your local machine and use the standard input and output streams (stdio) for communication between services on the same device. Remote MCP servers run on the service's infrastructure and offer an HTTP endpoint to AI applications for communication between the AI MCP client and the MCP server.

For more information, see MCP architecture.

App Lifecycle Manager supports a remote server for usage with MCP:

• App Lifecycle Manager server: Provides tools for interacting with App Lifecycle Manager services.

  • Learn how to Use the App Lifecycle Manager remote MCP server.
  • View the detailed App Lifecycle Manager MCP tool reference.