Alation MCP Integration Server is the MCP-compatible server component of the Alation AI Agent SDK. It exposes Alation's Data Catalog context capabilities to any MCP client using the Model Context Protocol. The server supports both STDIO for direct MCP connections and HTTP for web applications and API integrations. In the 1.x major release, a Remote MCP Server option enables deployment without installing or upgrading the SDK—clients can connect to a remote endpoint after a one-time authorization, e.g. https://<your_instance>/ai/mcp. The dynamic tool discovery feature ensures that tools presented to MCP clients are filtered based on the current user's permissions and can include brand-new tools without breaking changes; tools are resolved lazily to minimize client-server version drift. Streaming support is available for all tools, with optional enablement via sdk_options(enable_streaming=True). The server also propagates chat_id through tool calls, enabling related calls to be associated. A curated set of MCP tools (e.g., alation_context, bulk_retrieval, check_job_status, data_quality_tool, get_custom_fields_definitions, get_data_products, get_data_sources_tool, get_signature_creation_instructions, lineage, update_catalog_asset_metadata) exposes catalog context functionality to agents and applications.