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Developing and Integrating an MCP Server in Python

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Overview

Learn to build and run your own Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in Python! This hands-on course teaches you how to implement tools, resources, and prompts that agents can use, run your server with different transport methods, and connect OpenAI agents to your MCP server for powerful integrations.

Syllabus

  • Unit 1: Discovering MCP Servers in Python
    • Building a Basic MCP Server
    • Customizing MCP Inspector Ports
    • Switching Your MCP Server to SSE
    • Setting a Custom Port for MCP
    • MCP Inspector with SSE
  • Unit 2: Exploring MCP Primitives: Tools, Resources, and Prompts
    • Connecting Your First MCP Client
    • Discovering Server Tools in MCP
    • Adding and Discovering Server Resources
    • Personalized Prompts for User Interaction
    • Complete Client Workflow with MCP
  • Unit 3: Developing a MCP Server for a Shopping List Service
    • Creating an MCP Tool for a Service
    • Calling Tools and Handling Responses
    • Expanding Your Shopping List Server
    • Fetching and Filtering Shopping List Items
    • Testing All Shopping List Tools
  • Unit 4: Integrating MCP Servers to an OpenAI Agent
    • Connecting Your Agent to MCP Server
    • Switching to Remote SSE Integration
    • Multi Step Shopping List Challenge
    • Chaining Multi Turn Agent Conversations

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