MCP for Absolute Beginners

Model Context Protocol was developed by Anthropic, the company that developed Claude. MCP is an open protocol that enables AI assistants to securely connect with external data sources, tools, and services through a standardized interface. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is designed as a universal connector, and its use cases extend far beyond simple data fetching into powerful applications across business operations, development, and specialized industries. The Model Context Protocol tutorial is prepared for students, engineers, and professionals. This tutorial will be useful for understanding the AI agent concepts for AI enthusiasts.
Note: This tutorial demonstrates how to use MCP with Cursor AI, using Fire crawl MCP for the web scraping use case.

Who this course is for:

• Those who want to learn MCP and how to use it
• Those who want to learn standard and custom MCP Servers
• Learn about the process of the MCP
• Learn web scraping
• Gain a deep understanding of building with an existing MCP Server

Course Lessons

Section A: MCP Introduction and Use Cases

• What is MCP ,and the problem it solves
• Traditional API Approach vs MCP
• Benefits of MCP for AI Development
• Real-World Use Cases of MCP

Section B: MCP Architecture

• What is MCP Architecture
• MCP - Servers, clients, and transports
• Standard vs Custom MCP servers

Section C: MCP Live Running Example

• Web Scraping – Building with Existing MCP Server