Hugging Face Model Context Protocol (MCP) Course

Welcome to the most exciting topic in AI today: Model Context Protocol (MCP)!

This free course, built in partnership with Anthropic, will take you on a journey, from beginner to informed, in understanding, using, and building applications with MCP.

What to expect from this course?

In this course, you will:

• Study Model Context Protocol in theory, design, and practice.
• Learn to use established MCP SDKs and frameworks.
• Share your projects and explore applications created by the community.
• Participate in challenges where you will evaluate your MCP implementations against other students’.
• Earn a certificate of completion by completing assignments.

At the end of this course, you’ll understand how MCP works and how to build your own AI applications that leverage external data and tools using the latest MCP standards.

What’s the syllabus?

• MCP Fundamentals, Architecture and Core Concepts: Explain core concepts, architecture, and components of Model Context Protocol. Show a simple use case using MCP.
• End-to-end Use case: MCP in Action: Build a simple end-to-end MCP application that you can share with the community.
• Deployed Use case: MCP in Action: Build a deployed MCP application using the Hugging Face ecosystem and partners’ services.
• Bonus Units: Bonus units to help you get more out of the course, working with partners’ libraries and services.

What are the prerequisites?

• Basic understanding of AI and LLM concepts
• Familiarity with software development principles and API concepts
• Experience with at least one programming language (Python or TypeScript examples will be shown)