Python MCP: Connect Your LLM With the World
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a new open protocol that allows AI models to interact with external systems in a standardized, extensible way. In this tutorial, you’ll install MCP, explore its client-server architecture, and work with its core concepts: prompts, resources, and tools. You’ll then build and test a Python MCP server that queries e-commerce data and integrate it with an AI agent in Cursor to see real tool calls in action.
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll understand:
- What MCP is and why it was created
- What MCP prompts, resources, and tools are
- How to build an MCP server with customized tools
- How to integrate your MCP server with AI agents like Cursor
You’ll get hands-on