Model Context Protocol (MCP) Quickstart: LLM Tools & Servers (Video Course) is a hands-on certification that shows you how MCP,the "USB for AI",turns brittle one-off integrations into plug-and-play connections in just 26 minutes. You'll learn how hosts, clients, and servers fit together and how to use tools, resources, and prompt templates, leading to increased productivity, sharper decision-making, a competitive advantage, and future-proof skills with higher income potential and real adaptability and growth. Enroll now to ship your first MCP server with confidence and start building smarter AI systems fast.
This certification covers the following topics:
- MCP fundamentals: what the protocol is, why it matters, and when to use it
- Standardization over bespoke integrations: moving to plug-and-play AI connections
- System architecture: roles of host, client, and server, and how they interact
- Server capabilities: tools, resources, and prompt templates
- Communication lifecycle: handshakes, sessions, requests/responses, and transports
- Building an MCP server from scratch: project layout, schemas, and error handling
- Designing tools and resources: parameters, permissions, and safety checks
- Prompt template patterns: context, variables, and reuse
- Testing and debugging MCP integrations locally and in CI
- Deployment and real-world use cases to get to production quickly
