How to Compare Streamable HTTP and SSE HTTP
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The MCP (Model Context Protocol) protocol is a standard protocol used for communication between AI models and tools. As AI applications become increasingly complex and widely deployed, existing communication mechanisms face a number of challenges. Recently, the MCP repository's PR #206 introduced a brand new Streamable HTTP transport layer to replace the original HTTP+SSE transport layer. The two protocols are simply compared as follows:
The MCP (Model Context Protocol) protocol is a standard protocol used for communication between AI models and tools. As AI applications become increasingly complex and widely deployed, existing communication mechanisms face a number of challenges. Recently, the MCP repository's PR #206 introduced a brand new Streamable HTTP transport layer to replace the original HTTP+SSE transport layer. The two protocols are simply compared as follows: