Model Context Protocol crossed 97 million installs faster than any developer tool in recent memory. The competition with Anthropic's ACP and Google's A2A is effectively over.
MCP is becoming the standard because it solves a real problem: making AI models context-aware without building custom integrations for every tool. The protocol lets any AI system connect to any data source or tool through a shared interface.
When Anthropic open-sourced MCP, they made a strategic bet on ecosystem adoption over proprietary lock-in. The bet paid off. The question now is what happens to the competitors who built on closed alternatives.