databricks Platform · Updated Jun 10, 2025

Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI agents is in Beta

Databricks now supports MCP, an open standard that lets AI agents securely access tools, resources, prompt, and other contextual information using a consistent interface.

Beta Open docs ↗release note ↗

What it does

Databricks now supports MCP, an open standard that lets AI agents securely access tools, resources, prompt, and other contextual information using a consistent interface. Managed MCP servers: Use Databricks hosted servers for easy, no maintenance access to Unity Catalog data and tools. Custom MCP servers: Host your own MCP server or third party server as a Databricks app.

Why it matters

On Databricks, Unity AI Gateway, the enterprise control plane, governs access and monitors activity across MCP servers and LLM endpoints.

Key capabilities

MCP Services in Unity Catalog

Connect to MCP servers hosted

Connect to MCP servers hosted outside Databricks using managed connections, and register them as Unity Catalog securables to…

Host your own MCP server

Host your own MCP server as a Databricks app.

Architecture

Databricks Platform → Platform

In short

Read the full documentation ↗

Key takeaway

Databricks now supports MCP, an open standard that lets AI agents securely access tools, resources, prompt, and other contextual information using a consistent interface.

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