Curriculum
Module 03
MCP: the protocol
Understand Model Context Protocol as a wire format, not a product.
5 lessons · 14 videos · 5h 11m- 03.01
What MCP actually solves
Say what problem MCP solves that a bag of function definitions does not.
- 03.02
Hosts, clients and servers
Name the three roles and which one your code is in any given integration.
- 03.03
Tools, resources and prompts
Choose the right MCP primitive for a capability instead of making everything a tool.
- 03.04
Transports: stdio and HTTP
Pick a transport and explain what changes about deployment and trust.
- 03.05
Reading somebody else's MCP server
Audit a third-party server before you let it into your loop.