{"Status":true,"Message":"","Response":{"post":{"postuid":"ac0449df-1423-4ab8-9e09-e886f5ba34e5","tenantuid":"d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2","projectuid":"fc6490ac-7527-4f49-b06e-46f701280e85","title":"Model Context Protocol","slug":"article/model-context-protocol","html":"\u003Ccite class=\u0022important\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022title\u0022\u003EImportant\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou may have been redirected to this page when attempting to access the /mcp path to your HelpGuides.io documentation.\u003C/p\u003E\u003C/cite\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022what_is_model_context_protocol\u0022\u003EWhat is Model Context Protocol\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EModel Context Protocol (MCP) is an emerging open standard that defines how AI systems interact with external tools and knowledge sources in a structured, predictable, and programmatic way. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERather than relying on scraping web pages or processing unstructured text, MCP allows AI clients to discover available capabilities, query systems using well-defined inputs, and retrieve results in consistent, machine-readable formats. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis enables AI assistants, agents, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows to integrate external context reliably, turning documentation and services into first-class components of an enterprise AI stack while reducing fragility, ambiguity, and long-term integration risk.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022mcp_support_simplifies_integration_for_ragbased_scenarios_\u0022\u003EMCP Support Simplifies Integration for RAG-based scenarios \u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EContent published in \u003Ca target=\u0022_self\u0022 href=\u0022http://helpguides.io/\u0022\u003EHelpGuides.io\u003C/a\u003E is automatically structured and chunked at publish time. Long articles are broken into logically related sections based on headings, then tokenized and indexed as discrete units. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis approach allows search to retrieve only the most relevant portions of content for a given query, improving response accuracy.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can see this when searching for content in the UX as search can show relative sections. For example, there are multiple results returned for the article Setting up Text Message Marketing:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u00221046\u0022 data-height=\u0022901\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/fc6490ac-7527-4f49-b06e-46f701280e85/f8a3d494-7c31-4101-98c9-7f21d41e1735.png?v=1986912245\u0022 style=\u0022\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith support for Model Context Protocol (MCP), downstream AI tools, such as Microsoft Copilot when integrated via MCP, benefit from this same structure content approach. And most importantly, no longer need to rely on scraping HTML. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstead, documentation is exposed through a clean, structured, and pre-chunked interface, ensuring that only the content most relevant to a given query is returned. In practice, MCP enables applications to interact with structured knowledge sources more intelligently, retrieving precise context optimized for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022connecting_your_mcp_to_chatgpt\u0022\u003EConnecting your MCP to ChatGPT\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIf you have a paid ChatGPT account you can connect your HelpGuides MCP to ChatGPT.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022add_the_tool\u0022\u003EAdd the Tool\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClick \u002B Add and a popup window will open. Enter the URL to your HelpGuides documentation with /mcp at the end. Provide a name and a description:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022523\u0022 data-height=\u0022704\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/fc6490ac-7527-4f49-b06e-46f701280e85/fb62ba50-3765-4f62-9d03-566fa63576e1.png?v=-2031984713\u0022 style=\u0022max-width: 50%;\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENext, configure a system prompt so that ChatGPT always uses the new tool to answer any questions:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cimg class=\u0022lazy-load\u0022 data-width=\u0022523\u0022 data-height=\u0022510\u0022 data-src=\u0022https://graffiti-auf7e6dwhxhcbwek.z03.azurefd.net/d8b744fc-2e70-4089-bb80-dd1d08f6c7b2/fc6490ac-7527-4f49-b06e-46f701280e85/3fd5e0a7-5ac2-474d-8cbe-58a9e4aeca66.png?v=-919217231\u0022 style=\u0022max-width: 50%;\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch2 id=\u0022testing_mcp_via_curl\u0022\u003ETesting MCP via CURL\u003C/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou can test \u003Ca target=\u0022_self\u0022 href=\u0022http://helpguides.io/\u0022\u003EHelpGuides.io\u003C/a\u003E MCP support using the following CURL requests. \u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENote, in practice, these interactions are handled automatically: an MCP client queries the server, discovers the supported capabilities and endpoints, and then invokes the appropriate endpoint to fulfill a request.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022initial_request\u0022\u003EInitial request\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor example a CURL to the DailyStory documentation returns sever info and an Mcp-Session-Id, which is required for subsequent requests:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022code_wrapper\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022code\u0022 data-language=\u0022sh\u0022\u003Ecurl -ki -X POST https://docs.dailystory.com/mcp -H \u0026quot;Content-Type: application/json\u0026quot; -d \u0026quot;{\\\u0026quot;jsonrpc\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;2.0\\\u0026quot;,\\\u0026quot;id\\\u0026quot;:1,\\\u0026quot;method\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;initialize\\\u0026quot;,\\\u0026quot;params\\\u0026quot;:{\\\u0026quot;protocolVersion\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;2024-11-05\\\u0026quot;,\\\u0026quot;capabilities\\\u0026quot;:{},\\\u0026quot;clientInfo\\\u0026quot;:{\\\u0026quot;name\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;Example\\\u0026quot;,\\\u0026quot;version\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;1.0.0\\\u0026quot;}}}\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis returns the following which includes the \u003Cb\u003EMcp-Session-Id\u003C/b\u003E in the header:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022code_wrapper\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022code\u0022 data-language=\u0022sh\u0022\u003EHTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\nContent-Type: text/event-stream\r\nDate: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:25:08 GMT\r\nServer: Kestrel\r\nCache-Control: no-cache,no-store\r\nContent-Encoding: identity\r\nTransfer-Encoding: chunked\r\nContent-Security-Policy: frame-ancestors \u0026#39;none\u0026#39;\r\nX-Frame-Options: DENY\r\nMcp-Session-Id: MM2ZUNNpVih7r0TGZb38pg\r\n\r\nevent: message\r\ndata: {\u0026quot;result\u0026quot;:{\u0026quot;protocolVersion\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;2024-11-05\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;capabilities\u0026quot;:{\u0026quot;logging\u0026quot;:{},\u0026quot;tools\u0026quot;:{\u0026quot;listChanged\u0026quot;:true}},\u0026quot;serverInfo\u0026quot;:{\u0026quot;name\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;io.helpguides/sever\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;version\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;1.0.0\u0026quot;}},\u0026quot;id\u0026quot;:1,\u0026quot;jsonrpc\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;2.0\u0026quot;}\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Ch3 id=\u0022perform_a_query\u0022\u003EPerform a query\u003C/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENext, using the Mcp-Session-Id obtained above, make a request - such as setting up SMS marketing:\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022code_wrapper\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022code\u0022 data-language=\u0022sh\u0022\u003Ecurl -k -X POST https://docs.dailystory.com/mcp -H \u0026quot;Content-Type: application/json\u0026quot; -H \u0026quot;Mcp-Session-Id: [YOUR MCP SESSION ID]\u0026quot; -d \u0026quot;{\\\u0026quot;jsonrpc\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;2.0\\\u0026quot;,\\\u0026quot;id\\\u0026quot;:3,\\\u0026quot;method\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;tools/call\\\u0026quot;,\\\u0026quot;params\\\u0026quot;:{\\\u0026quot;name\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;api_search\\\u0026quot;,\\\u0026quot;arguments\\\u0026quot;:{\\\u0026quot;s\\\u0026quot;:\\\u0026quot;setting up SMS marketing\\\u0026quot;}}}\u003C/div\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe\u0027re looking forward to seeing how customers use these powerful new capabilities in their business use cases.\u003C/p\u003E","publish_status":0,"post_type":"Article","authoruid":"3dde8c16-763a-4a2b-ae0b-1d8c50c62e3d","author":{"authoruid":"3dde8c16-763a-4a2b-ae0b-1d8c50c62e3d"},"featured_image_updating":false,"meta_description":"Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI access structured HelpGuides.io docs without scraping, enabling smarter, reliable retrieval for RAG workflows and AI tools.","display_toc":true,"has_workingcopy":false,"allow_indexing":true,"total_views":2641,"date_published":"2026-01-16T17:21:32.707","date_updated":"2026-03-01T15:56:30.653","date_created":"2026-01-16T17:18:07.323"}}}