---
type: Glossary Term
title: JSON-RPC
description: A lightweight remote procedure call protocol encoded in JSON used as the communication layer in the Model Context Protocol for standardized message exchange bet
resource: "https://www.contextstudios.ai/glossary/json-rpc-protocol"
category: tech
language: en
timestamp: "2026-07-01T15:05:02.544Z"
---

# JSON-RPC

A lightweight remote procedure call protocol encoded in JSON used as the communication layer in the Model Context Protocol for standardized message exchange between AI models and tool servers.

## Business Value

Provides the json-rpc foundation that scales AI workloads from prototype to production without re-architecture.

## Context Studios Perspective

We architect json-rpc infrastructure for scale from day one, using cloud-native patterns that handle enterprise traffic without performance degradation.