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Anthropic donates MCP to the Agentic AI Foundation

Anthropic says it is donating the Model Context Protocol to the Linux Foundation's new Agentic AI Foundation. Block and OpenAI join Anthropic as co-founders; the announcement does not detail how protocol decisions will be made.

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Key points

  1. The donation covers the Model Context Protocol, known as MCP.
  2. The receiving Agentic AI Foundation sits within the Linux Foundation.
  3. Anthropic names Block and OpenAI as fellow co-founders.

Why it matters

Teams building around MCP have a governance change to assess alongside technical compatibility. Foundation stewardship could affect how they participate in the protocol's development, but the decision-making rules will determine that in practice.

What to watch

Look for a governance charter, contribution rules and a documented process for approving protocol changes.

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