According to Anthropic (@AnthropicAI), the company is donating its Model Context Protocol (MCP) to the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), which operates under the Linux Foundation. Over the past year, MCP has become a foundational protocol for agentic AI applications, enabling interoperability and secure context-sharing among AI agents. This move ensures MCP remains open-source and community-driven, fostering broader adoption and collaborative innovation within the AI industry. Industry analysts note this step will accelerate the development of standardized frameworks for agentic AI, opening new business opportunities for companies building agent ecosystems and multi-agent systems (Source: Anthropic, 2025).