Introduction to Model Context Protocol

A hands-on introduction to building both halves of a Model Context Protocol system in Python, with the server and client written by you. The description says the course is built around the protocol's three core primitives and how they connect Claude to external services.

The three primitives

• Tools are actions a model can invoke.
• Resources expose data that an application can read.
• Prompts are reusable templates the server offers to clients.

Who it is for

Python developers who want to see the protocol from both ends: the server that exposes capabilities and the client that connects to it. Because it starts from the basics, it suits readers new to MCP rather than those already running servers in production.

Building both halves yourself makes the boundary between them clear, which is the main thing the course gives you.