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MCP Servers in Practice
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01.03 · What is MCP

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Course outline
Module 1
What is MCP
4
  • 01.01The problem MCP solves
  • 01.02Clients, servers and transports
  • 01.03Resources vs tools vs prompts
  • 01.04Your first server in 10 minutes
Module 2
Building tools
4
  • 02.01Designing tool schemas
  • 02.02Error handling
  • 02.03Streaming responses
  • 02.04Testing with the inspector
Module 3
Resources and prompts
4
  • 03.01Exposing files and data
  • 03.02Templated prompts
  • 03.03Discoverability
  • 03.04Versioning your surface
Module 4
Security
4
  • 04.01Auth patterns
  • 04.02Scopes and least privilege
  • 04.03Rate limits
  • 04.04Audit logging
Module 5
Deployment
4
  • 05.01Local vs remote servers
  • 05.02Packaging for distribution
  • 05.03Observability
  • 05.04Upgrades without breaking clients
Module 6
Capstone
4
  • 06.01Design a server for your team
  • 06.02Ship v1
  • 06.03Gather feedback
  • 06.04Plan v2
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