Open Standard Track

Model Context Protocol

Complete Model Context Protocol (MCP) syllabus path — from local client configuration to remote SSE proxies and custom tool bindings.

Connect AI models with local databases, secure remote APIs, and sandboxed execution tools seamlessly.

6Modules

12Parts

12hStudy Time

Part 1 Module 1

The Why - AI Isolation

Analyze context isolation problems, the manual integration bottlenecks, and the open standard solution architecture.

The Isolated AI Model
Manual API Fragmentation
Linguistics & Protocol Goals
Universal Adapter Adapter Concept

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Part 2 Module 2

The What - MCP Architecture

Explore Host-Client-Server components and trace JSON-RPC protocol layers over process channels.

AI Host applications (Claude/Cursor)
MCP Client layer responsibilities
MCP Server worker processes
JSON-RPC 2.0 Specification mapping

Part 3 Module 3

MCP Primitives

Understand the three data primitives: template prompts, read-only context resources, and callable schema tools.

Resources (Read-Only context APIs)
Prompts (Structured instructions)
Tools (Callable executable functions)
JSON Schema property parameter bounds

Part 4 Module 4

The Handshake & Transport

Study negotiation sequences, initialization handshake states, and process STDIO channel message frames.

Version Capability Handshake negotiation
Initialize request & response payloads
Transport channels: STDIO pipe streams
Server-Sent Events (SSE) overview

Part 5 Module 5

The How - Local Servers

Configure Claude Desktop config JSONs, write local Python servers, and decorate FastMCP tools.

Claude Desktop configuration mounts
uv environment execution run commands
FastMCP Python Server SDK setup
Declaring custom @mcp.tool() wrappers

Part 6 Module 6

Remote Servers & Security

Expose local servers to cloud networks using SSE HTTP streams, configure tokens, and restrict resource permissions.

Remote hosted servers over SSE
Local tunneling proxies and streams
Token Authentication Headers
Data Isolation and authorization limits

MCP Syllabus Quick Nav

AI Isolation Universal Adapter Host-Client-Server JSON-RPC Layer MCP Resources Tools & Schemas Handshake States Transport STDIO & SSE Desktop Config FastMCP SDK SSE Proxies Auth & Security