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description: "Overview of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Generator"
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title: "Overview"
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description: "[MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction) simplifies how you provide tools to LLMs"
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## MCP Generator
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There are two components to MCP capabilities today:
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The MCP Generator is a CLI tool that generates an MCP server based on your company's documentation & OpenAPI specification if available. It takes in your documentation and a OpenAPI spec and outputs an MCP server that can be used with any MCP client. The MCP Generator is delivered via [npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp) and generates an MCP server that can be used with any MCP client.
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1. The MCP Generator delivered via [npm package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mcp)
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2. The MCP Server that end-customers run locally
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The MCP Generator is a CLI tool that generates an MCP server based on your company's documentation & OpenAPI specification if available. It takes in your documentation and a OpenAPI spec and outputs an MCP server that can be used with any MCP client.
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The MCP Server is a simple HTTP server that listens for MCP client requests and returns the requested data.
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## What is an MCP Server?
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Model Context Protocol is a standard released by Anthropic in November 2024 to simplify how applications can provide context to large language models (LLMs).
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Mintlify enables you to set up an MCP server that allows AI tools to interact with your docs in these key scenarios:
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Mintlify enables you to create an MCP server that allows AI tools to interact with your docs in these key scenarios:
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1.**Docs Q&A**, similar to our AI Chat. This is automatically enabled for your docs, no setup required.
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2.**Real-time API querying**, if you have an OpenAPI spec, head to the `Mintlify Dashboard > Products > MCP Server` and hit the toggle to enable your OpenAPI spec.
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<Note>
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By toggling the OpenAPI enablement button, you are allowing the MCP server to access **all** endpoints in your OpenAPI spec.
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</Note>
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By toggling the OpenAPI enablement button, you are allowing the MCP server
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