{
 "id": "mcp-resource",
 "name": "MCP Resource",
 "aliases": [
  "resources/list",
  "resources/read",
  "MCP resources"
 ],
 "definition_md": "An **MCP Resource** is a URI-addressed piece of read-only context data—such as a file, database record, documentation page, or live telemetry snapshot—that an MCP server exposes via `resources/list`, `resources/templates/list`, and `resources/read`. Unlike **Tools** (which are model-invoked actions), resources are application-driven or user-attached context objects carrying explicit MIME types (`text/markdown`, `application/json`) and optional change notifications (`notifications/resources/updated`). Used by: mcp.",
 "step": "read",
 "related_protocols": [
  "mcp"
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28/index",
   "date": "2026-07-28",
   "label": "VERIFIED"
  }
 ],
 "part_of": null,
 "group": null,
 "url": "https://agenticweb.wiki/terms/mcp-resource/",
 "okf_url": "https://agenticweb.wiki/okf/terms/mcp-resource.md",
 "category": "read",
 "type": "term"
}