mcp-crash-course

# MCP Crash Course 🚀  [](https://twitter.com/EdenMarco177) [](LICENSE) [](https://www.udemy.com/course/model-context-protocol/?couponCode=JAN-2026) Welcome to the MCP Crash Course! This repository is designed to teach you the fundamentals and advanced concepts of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in a hands-on way. ## What is MCP? 💡 The Model Context Protocol (MCP) helps connect AI-agentic applications powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) to external tools and data sources, enabling more capable and context-aware AI systems. ## How it Works 🤔 This repository uses a unique branch-based structure for learning: 1. **Each `project/*` branch covers a specific MCP feature or concept.** 2. **Within each branch, commits are ordered chronologically.** Follow the commits one by one to learn the topic step-by-step. Simply check out the branch for the topic you want to learn and walk through the commits! ## Available Topics (Branches) 📚 Here are the topics currently available: * `project/sse`: Learn how to implement Server-Sent Events (SSE) with MCP. * `project/langchain-mcp-adapters`: Explore integrating MCP with LangChain adapters. * `project/docker-mcp`: Understand how to containerize your MCP applications using Docker. * `project/prompts`: Learn how to implement and work with MCP Prompts, featuring FastMCP 2.0. *More topics might be added, so keep an eye out!* ## Prerequisites 🛠️ Before you start, make sure you have the following installed: * 🐍 Python (version 3.10 or higher) * 📦 `uv` (the fast Python package installer and resolver) * ✨ Cursor IDE * ☁️ Claude Desktop ## Getting Started ▶️ 1. **Clone the repository:** ```bash git clone https://github.com/emarco177/mcp-crash-course.git cd mcp-crash-course ``` 2. **Choose a topic and check out the branch:** ```bash # Example for the SSE topic git checkout project/sse ``` 3. **Follow the commits:** Use `git log --oneline --reverse` to see the chronological list of commits for the branch. Then, use `git checkout <commit_hash>` or your Git client to step through the history and learn. ## Contributing 🤝 Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to add a new topic or improve an existing one: 1. Fork the repository. 2. Create a new branch for your feature following the naming convention: `project/your-mcp-feature-name`. 3. Make your changes, ensuring each commit represents a logical step in the learning process. 4. Open a Pull Request against the `main` branch. ## License 📄 This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details. Happy learning! 🎉