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What Is an MCP Server? A Plain-English Guide for SaaS Teams

An MCP server is a small service that tells an AI assistant what it can do in your product, and then does it when asked. It turns "Claude, create an invoice for Acme Corp" into a real, authenticated call to your API. This guide explains MCP without jargon: what it is, how a request flows, how it di…

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  1. 2026-11-13 04:45 · DEV Community — AI
    What Is an MCP Server? A Plain-English Guide for SaaS Teams

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