For developers building AI applications, including custom agents and chatbots, the open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard enables your innovations to access data and tools consistently and securely. At the end of 2025, we introduced managed and remote MCP support for services like Google Maps and BigQuery , establishing a standard method for AI to connect with tools, and effectively creating a universal interface for applications. Today, we are expanding this offering to include PostgreSQL with AlloyDB , Spanner and Cloud SQL , as well as Firestore and Bigtable for…