Airline content aggregator TPConnects Technologies has developed a Model Context Protocol (MCP) layer for its Iris platform to enable interaction between its content and artificial intelligence (AI) agents.
Iris enables New Distribution Capability, low-cost carrier and global distribution system content to be accessed from a single source. With its MCP layer, that content can be turned into machine-readable protocol that is easy for AI agents and automated tools to understand, according to the company.
"The travel ecosystem is moving toward AI-driven commerce, conversational booking and automated agents, but these systems need structured, machine-readable access to airline capabilities," said Praveen Kumar, co-founder and CTO of TPConnects. "MCP provides that layer. When we add a new carrier, or an airline introduces new capabilities, MCP-reading systems discover them instantly—no manual configuration, no update cycles, no barriers to velocity."
The company last month announced an MCP layer for its Astra NDC platform, which enables a single integration point for all NDC versions and schema variations.
This story originally appeared on PhocusWire sister title Business Travel News.