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Introduction to MCP

The protocol that connects AI to everything else.

Learn the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — Anthropic's open standard for connecting AI to external tools and services. Build MCP servers and clients from scratch, master tools, resources, and prompts primitives.

Self-paced • Free • Official Anthropic certification

Why This Matters

AI that can actually do things

AI that can only talk is limited. MCP is the open standard that lets AI interact with databases, APIs, file systems, and any external service. Think of it as USB-C for AI — one protocol that connects Claude to everything. This is the foundation of agentic AI, and learning it now puts you ahead of the curve.

Who This Is For

This course is built for you if...

Backend developers

Building AI integrations with existing systems

Full-stack developers

Creating end-to-end AI-powered applications

Platform engineers

Building infrastructure for AI-first teams

Technical architects

Designing systems that leverage AI capabilities

AI engineers

Building production-grade AI tooling

Open source contributors

Building MCP servers for the community

What You'll Learn

Course topics

What MCP is and why it exists
The three core primitives: tools, resources, and prompts
Building your first MCP server from scratch
Creating MCP clients that connect to servers
Python SDK for MCP development
Connecting Claude to external data sources
Security considerations for MCP deployments
Real-world patterns for production MCP servers
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