This open-source curriculum introduces the fundamentals of Model Context Protocol (MCP) through real-world, cross-language examples in .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust and Python. Designed for developers, it focuses on practical techniques for building modular, scalable, and secure AI workflows from session setup to service orchestration.
Microsoft MCP for Beginners is an open-source learning curriculum that teaches the Model Context Protocol, a way for AI applications to communicate with tools and services. Developers use its cross-language examples to learn how to build MCP clients, servers, and AI workflows. The catalogue instruction guides coding agents through these MCP concepts.
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