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MCP Adapter

Covia is natively integrated with the Model Context Protocol Protocol (MCP) to enhance your AI applications with real-time data and context.

Overview​

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard for connecting AI models to external data sources and tools. Covia's integration with MCP allows you to:

  • Access real-time data from various sources
  • Provide contextual information to AI models
  • Enable dynamic data retrieval during conversations
  • Maintain secure and controlled data access

MCP Server Capabilities​

Every venue on the Covia grid is automatically functional as an MCP server. So you don't need to do anything special to tap into MCP capabilities: just run your venue and connect with standard MCP tools.

To enable the MCP server, simple include an "mcp" property in your venue configuration, e.g.:

{
  "name":"My Venue",
  ...
  "mcp":{
    "enabled":true
  }
}

MCP Grid operations​

The MCP adapter lets you utilise MCP servers and tools as grid operations. Compared to integrating with an MCP server directly, this gives a number of unique advantages:

  • Plug-and-play orchestration with other grid operations and services
  • Having a system of record / audit trail maintained within your own venue
  • Handling authentication / API keys in a controlled manner