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Building MCP Servers

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1 · The protocol and its mental model

1MCP and REST: two mental models
2The protocol on the wire

2 · Designing servers agents use well

3Designing tools, not endpoints
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- Answer: Build the designed larchmere-desk server
- Answer: Add response_format to search_tickets and measure it
4Testing and evaluating servers
5Resources, prompts and asking for input

3 · Running servers in production

6Remote servers and authorization
7Securing MCP servers
8Shipping and evolving servers

CapstoneShip an MCP server for an existing REST API Reference implementation

Answers Lesson 3: Designing tools, not endpoints

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Build the designed larchmere-desk server

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