As applications using AI evolve, databases are no longer just data stores since they are becoming intelligent endpoints that can interact directly with large language models (LLMs) and AI agents. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the key standard that makes this possible: it provides a uniform way for AI agents to query, reason, and act on data sources such as relational databases. In this post, I will walk through two practical implementations of MCP: Finally, we will take a look at a concise rundown of what changed from Oracle…