Model Context Protocol (MCP) Course Directory Overview

This document gives you a chapter-by-chapter map of the MCP-A2A Udemy repository. Each folder focuses on one key concept or tool in the Model Context Protocol ecosystem.

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Directories

01_FirstMCPServer 💡

Setting up and running your first basic server that implements the Model Context Protocol.

02_TransportMethods

Exploring different transport methods: SSE (Server-Sent Events), streamable-http (stateless vs. stateful), and stdio for MCP communication.

03_RessourcesPromptsTools

Defining and managing resources, prompts, and tools within the MCP framework.

04_Context

Deep dive into the powerful Context object of the FastMCP package.

05_Discovery

Dynamically updating clients when a server adds, updates, or removes tools.

06_Roots

Understanding roots in MCP: boundaries that tell servers where they may operate and how clients can announce relevant resources.

07_Sampling

Letting servers request LLM completions through the client. Techniques for sampling context, selecting tools, and managing information flow.

08_LangGraph_MCP

Integrating MCP with LangGraph to connect an MCP Server to a modern LLM.

09_Authorization

Securing MCP services through proper authorization mechanisms. This chapter demonstrates how to implement the OAuth 2.1 workflow using Auth0 as the identity provider.

10_Fastapi_Integration

Embedding MCP servers into the FastAPI ecosystem to create robust, production-ready services.

11_Composition

Strategies for composing multiple, independent MCP services into one cohesive system.

12_Proxy_Servers

Proxies that bridge legacy SSE traffic to the new streamable-http method, while routing and enhancing requests.

13_Capstone

A full-stack, Docker-based AI web application (frontend + API server + MCP server) that ties together everything you’ve learned.

14_Env_ToolFlags

Env-driven tool enabling with .env flags (MCP_TOOL_ADD, MCP_TOOL_SUBTRACT). The client lists tools over HTTP. Focus: feature toggles without middleware or tags.

15_StructuredOutputs

Structured tool outputs using MCP output schemas (2025-06-18) in FastMCP >= 2.10.0. Returns a CallToolResult with auto-deserialized JSON.

16_Elicitation

Elicitation per the 2025-06-18 MCP update in FastMCP >= 2.10.0. The server requests extra input and the client supplies it, including implicit and no-response flows.

17_Middleware

Intercepts list_tools and call_tool with MCP middleware for auth, logging, rate limiting, and error handling introduced in 2.9.0.

18_Context_State

Uses Context.session_id for per-session state plus report_progress and logging. Compatible with FastMCP >=2.9.x

19_DeclarativeJSON

Declarative server configuration via fastmcp.json. Uses the MCP-JSON CLI export added in 2.10.3.

20_Tags_Filtering

Filters tools by query ?tags=... in a list_tools middleware against component.tags.

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