Introduction to Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Course overview

Introduction to the Model Context Protocol (MCP): principles, creating servers and defining resources. The course covers resource management, client access patterns and database integrations to prepare robust deployments.

Foundations of MCP and how to build a first server, illustrated by a currency-conversion server example.

Managing MCP resources: defining, listing and reading resources from a client to support LLM-compatible applications.

Preparing servers for production: database integrations, creating connections and configuring database search tools.