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Intro to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Intro to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

This course is part of multiple programs.

Instructor: Maham Codes

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

16 reviews

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 hour to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Connect AI models to tools and data using Model Context Protocol.
Set up and run an MCP server with defined tools and resources.
Build MCP clients that communicate with the server.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Generative AI Agents
Category: Context Management
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Server Administration
Category: Servers
Category: Data Access
Category: Interoperability
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Category: Tool Calling
Category: Debugging
Category: Real Time Data

Tools you'll learn

Category: Model Context Protocol
Category: Agentic Workflows
Category: Generative AI
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Anthropic Claude
Category: OpenAI API

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Taught in English

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MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets developers securely connect tools, APIs, and data sources to AI models like Claude, GPT, or Gemini. With MCP, your AI isn’t just a chatbot—it becomes a powerful, action-taking agent that can interact with the outside world.

MCP is an open protocol by Anthropic that bridges the gap between language models and real-world context. It standardizes how models access resources, tools, and prompts. Whether you’re building local dev tools or production AI apps, MCP ensures your model always has the right context at the right time. MCP is perfect for developers who want to build AI agents that take meaningful actions, fetch live data from APIs, files, or databases, connect LLM models to IDE plugins or command-line tools, develop composable, multi-server AI workflows, and debug and inspect AI integrations with ease. What you'll build: In this hands-on course, you’ll build your own Weather MCP Server in Node.js/TypeScript and add Tools, Resources, and Prompts. You'll also connect your server to MCP Client (Claude Desktop and MCP Inspector) and see your AI agent fetch live responses in real time!

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1 assignment10 plugins

1 assignmentTotal 25 minutes

Intro to MCP Graded Assignment25 minutes

10 pluginsTotal 40 minutes

Welcome to interactive lessons!1 minute
Introduction3 minutes
Intro to MCP and its importance4 minutes
Core MCP concepts & architecture5 minutes
Setting up an MCP server and defining tools7 minutes
Registering resources in the MCP server4 minutes
Running the MCP server6 minutes
Transports3 minutes
MCP clients4 minutes
Wrap Up3 minutes

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Intro to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Intro to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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Build your subject-matter expertise

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Intro to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

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10 pluginsTotal 40 minutes

Earn a career certificate

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