Anthropic Model Context Protocol Reaches 97 Million Monthly Installs

Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) crossed 97 million monthly installs last week, confirming its status as the default infrastructure for AI agents. For UK businesses, this marks the end of paying developers to build brittle, custom API connections between AI models and internal systems. Over 5,800 pre-built servers now exist, meaning your team can likely connect your database to any major AI tool off the shelf.

The End of Custom API Plumbing

Anthropic reported late last month that the Model Context Protocol reached 97 million monthly SDK downloads, marking a massive growth rate since its launch in late 2024 [source](https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQGx0LhZMnKlzchLYGwHuh46gZ_X9zL9_Ux6h1znUdh7FyvS3nS9HM5X76Jwjt4BXUY0vpqAB6jp0NazbZycH9dedBKtOmkuz-0Oab2q1c_f1qO10du)