Why a protocol
The integration problem MCP solves, and what it deliberately does not.
First to openModel Context Protocol (MCP)
The open standard for giving models tools and data. Build a server, connect it to a client, and understand what happens on the wire.
CourseComing soonIntermediateAfter AI Agents
What you will be able to do
- Explain resources, tools and prompts in MCP and when to use each
- Build and test an MCP server in Python that exposes a real system
- Connect servers to clients securely: auth, permissions, sandboxing
- Debug a failing tool call from the transport up
Planned modules
6 modules · order may change
The three primitives
Resources, tools, prompts. Reading the spec without falling asleep.
PlannedYour first server
Python SDK, a real data source, tests that run without a model.
PlannedClients and hosts
Connecting to Claude and other hosts; transports; lifecycle.
PlannedSecurity
Permissions, secrets, prompt injection through tool results.
PlannedProduction
Versioning, observability, and running servers for a team.
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