Glossary

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard that lets AI agents connect to external tools and data over a uniform interface. An MCP server exposes tools an agent can call — for example, to find the sources AI engines cite for a query.

Also known as: MCP.

How Getspotted helps

Getspotted is the AI citation API for model context protocol (mcp): it finds the sources AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) and Google cite for any query, per country, and the contacts behind them. Start with the docs or connect the MCP server.

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