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Getting Started

This section includes several lessons:

  • 1 Your first server, in this first lesson, you will learn how to create your first server and inspect it with the inspector tool, a useful way to test and debug your server, to the lesson

  • 2 Client, in this lesson, you will learn how to write a client that can connect to your server, to the lesson

  • 3 Client with LLM, an even better way to write a client is by adding an LLM so it can "negotiate" with your server about what to do, to the lesson

  • 4 Consuming a server GitHub Copilot Agent mode in Visual Studio Code. Here, we explore running our MCP Server from within Visual Studio Code, to the lesson

  • 5 Consuming from a SSE (Server Sent Events) SSE is a standard for server-to-client streaming, allowing servers to push real-time updates to clients over HTTP to the lesson

  • 6 HTTP Streaming with MCP (Streamable HTTP). Learn about modern HTTP streaming, progress notifications, and how to build scalable, real-time MCP servers and clients using Streamable HTTP. to the lesson

  • 7 Utilising AI Toolkit for VSCode to consume and test your MCP Clients and Servers to the lesson

  • 8 Testing. Here we focus on various ways to test our server and client, to the lesson

  • 9 Deployment. This chapter covers different methods for deploying your MCP solutions, to the lesson

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. Think of MCP as a USB-C port for AI applications – it offers a standardized way to connect AI models to various data sources and tools.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Set up development environments for MCP in C#, Java, Python, TypeScript, and JavaScript
  • Build and deploy basic MCP servers with custom features (resources, prompts, and tools)
  • Create host applications that connect to MCP servers
  • Test and debug MCP implementations
  • Understand common setup challenges and how to resolve them
  • Connect your MCP implementations to popular LLM services

Setting Up Your MCP Environment

Before starting with MCP, it’s important to prepare your development environment and understand the basic workflow. This section will guide you through the initial setup steps to ensure a smooth start with MCP.

Prerequisites

Before diving into MCP development, make sure you have:

  • Development Environment: For your chosen language (C#, Java, Python, TypeScript, or JavaScript)
  • IDE/Editor: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ, Eclipse, PyCharm, or any modern code editor
  • Package Managers: NuGet, Maven/Gradle, pip, or npm/yarn
  • API Keys: For any AI services you plan to use in your host applications

Official SDKs

In the upcoming chapters you will find solutions built using Python, TypeScript, Java, and .NET. Here are all the officially supported SDKs.

MCP offers official SDKs for multiple languages:

  • C# SDK - Maintained in collaboration with Microsoft
  • Java SDK - Maintained in collaboration with Spring AI
  • TypeScript SDK - The official TypeScript implementation
  • Python SDK - The official Python implementation
  • Kotlin SDK - The official Kotlin implementation
  • Swift SDK - Maintained in collaboration with Loopwork AI
  • Rust SDK - The official Rust implementation

Key Takeaways

  • Setting up an MCP development environment is easy with language-specific SDKs
  • Building MCP servers involves creating and registering tools with clear schemas
  • MCP clients connect to servers and models to take advantage of extended capabilities
  • Testing and debugging are crucial for reliable MCP implementations
  • Deployment options range from local development to cloud-based solutions

Practicing

We provide a set of samples that complement the exercises you will find in all chapters of this section. Additionally, each chapter has its own exercises and assignments

Additional Resources

What's next

Next: Creating your first MCP Server

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