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# Resource: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory

> Resource: Context or data an MCP server offers for the user or model to read, addressed by URI. Defined with a sourced example.

Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-resource
Site: Agent MCP Directory
Last reviewed: 2026-11-04

# Resource

Resource: Context or data an MCP server offers for the user or model to read, addressed by URI. Example: Mintlify exposes skill.md files as MCP resources. Next in the glossary is Resource indicator: The RFC 8707 resource parameter that names the MCP server a token is for; clients MUST send it.

## Definition

Context or data an MCP server offers for the user or model to read, addressed by URI.

## Example, with source

Mintlify exposes skill.md files as MCP resources. ([www.mintlify.com](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/ai/model-context-protocol), read 4 November 2026)

## Where it appears on this site

-   [MCP](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/standards/mcp/)
-   [Agent Skills](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/standards/agent-skills/)
-   [Building a remote MCP server](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/guides/build-remote-mcp-server-cloudflare-vercel/)

## Neighbouring terms

-   [Remote MCP server](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/remote-mcp-server/): An MCP server reached over the network, today through Streamable HTTP, rather than launched locally.
-   [Resource indicator](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/resource-indicator/): The RFC 8707 resource parameter that names the MCP server a token is for; clients MUST send it.
-   [server.json](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/server-json/): The registry metadata file for one server: name, version, remotes, packages, website and repository.

Edition

4 November 2026

Method

[How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/)

Data

[CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/)

Markdown

[This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-resource/index.md)

## Sources

-   [Source for the Resource example](https://www.mintlify.com/docs/ai/model-context-protocol), read 4 November 2026

Last reviewed 4 November 2026