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Anthropic Academy

Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics

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This course covers the technical implementation of MCP servers and clients, from basic message passing to production deployment strategies. You'll learn how MCP enables language models like Claude to interact with external tools and data sources through standardized protocols, transports, and message formats.

Syllabus

  • Core MCP features
    • Learn the advanced features that make MCP servers more powerful. Covers sampling to offload AI costs to clients, implementing progress notifications for better UX, and using roots to safely handle file access.
  • Transports and communication
    • Understand how MCP messages flow between clients and servers. Explores the JSON message protocol, STDIO transport for local development, and the complexities of StreamableHTTP including when to sacrifice features for scalability.

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