Alibaba Cloud launched the industry's first MCP, allowing users to create intelligent entities in 5 minutes without coding! The last mile of AI application
Alibaba Cloud MCP service revolutionizes AI application development, creating intelligent entities in 5 minutes without code.
Core content:
1. Alibaba Cloud Bailian Platform launches the industry's first full-lifecycle MCP service
2. MCP protocol: "USB-C" interface for AI application development, simplifying the development process
3. Bailian Platform achieves a minimalist user experience, and quickly deploys intelligent entity applications without code
Alibaba Cloud Bailian MCP Service
Alibaba Cloud Bailian Platform has launched the industry's first full-life cycle MCP (Model Context Protocol) service, allowing ordinary developers to easily create intelligent entities, greatly improving the efficiency and accessibility of AI application development.
MCP protocol: "USB-C" interface developed by intelligent entities
Before we get to know Alibaba Cloud Bailian MCP service in depth, we first need to understand what the MCP protocol is. MCP stands for Model Context Protocol , an open protocol launched by Anthropic in January 2024 .
The MCP protocol is like a "USB-C" interface for AI applications , providing a standardized way for large models to connect to various data sources and tools, expanding their functionality and application scenarios.
The MCP protocol adopts a client - server architecture model, in which MCP clients (such as Claude Desktop , IDE or other AI tools) can connect to multiple MCP servers, and MCP servers can securely access local files, databases, remote services, etc.
This architecture enables AI applications to access various external resources through standardized interfaces without having to write complex interfaces for each external tool, greatly simplifying the development process.
The core advantages of Alibaba Cloud's MCP service
Full life cycle management to lower development threshold
The biggest highlight of the full life cycle MCP service launched by Alibaba Cloud Bailian Platform is that it provides a one-stop service for the entire process from development to launch to maintenance. Developers only need to focus on " what to do " rather than " how to do it " , which greatly reduces the threshold for intelligent agent development.
Traditionally, developing an intelligent agent may require a bunch of programmers to work for several days. However, when using the Bailian platform, users only need to log in to the platform, select a few ready-made services, click the mouse, and the exclusive AI assistant will be online in 5 minutes .
This " fool-proof " solution relies on Alibaba Cloud's powerful cloud computing capabilities, its deep research in large-scale model technology, and its ultimate pursuit of user experience.
Rich MCP service ecosystem
Alibaba Cloud Bailian Platform has launched more than 50 mainstream MCP services in the first batch, covering all aspects of life. These services include Alibaba's own AutoNavi Maps and Shadowless Cloud Desktop, as well as third-party services such as Fetch and Notion .
One-stop development, minimalist user experience
Compared with the traditional development model, the biggest advantage of the Bailian platform lies in its extremely simple user experience. Users only need to perform simple configuration operations without writing any code to complete a fully functional Agent application in a few minutes.
Bailian Platform not only provides a wealth of pre-built MCP services, but also supports the deployment of custom MCP services. Users can search for MCP services on the MCP market or the Internet , and connect their own intelligent agents and workflow applications by " hosting MCP services on Function Compute FC" .
Bailian MCP service usage scenarios and examples
Smart navigation assistant
A typical MCP service application case is the Amap MCP service. Amap MCP Server now covers 12 core service interfaces and provides map services covering all scenarios, including geocoding, reverse geocoding, IP positioning, weather query, cycling route planning, walking route planning, driving route planning, and bus route planning.
Through the Bailian platform, users can quickly create a navigation agent. Taking the route planning from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area as an example, the agent can provide three different public transportation travel options and complete the path planning and time estimation.
Dual support for official and custom MCP services
Bailian platform provides two types of MCP services: official preset MCP services and custom MCP services.
The official pre-configured MCP service is pre-configured and hosted by the Bailian platform, and users can use it directly without additional deployment and configuration.
Custom MCP services allow users to deploy MCP services that they develop themselves or obtain from other sources. Bailian Platform will deploy users' custom MCP services to Alibaba Cloud Function Compute FC and provide hosting services.
