Tools in your AI's Toolbox : An introduction to MCP Servers
summary
Introduces Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol as a stateless HTTP client‑server that exposes methods described by JSON schema so models discover and invoke tools that run back inside the firewall, not in the model. Shows how 67 built-in tools inflate prompts, how a real org loaded 1,192 skills and consumed half of a 1M token window, and a working example where a server advertises supports Scryfall query syntax so the model composes correct queries without extra teaching.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:12Moving past AI as magic wand
- 2:59MCP servers overview
- 4:29MCP context window risks
- 5:34MCP clients and harnesses
- 7:48MCP integration with AI models
- 10:38MCP tool lists for tasks
- 12:23Why tool descriptions matter
- 15:34Designing MCP tool APIs
- 17:43Context window limits impact
- 18:47Secure MCP execution
- 20:52MCP server security
- 21:55MCP vs Skills and CLI
- 24:26Q&A
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