Work & Development · Applied AI & Tool Integration

Connect Tools with MCP

Build a read-only tool server, test its connection and check what each account may read.

Level: Advanced
Lessons: 9 lessons in 3 modules
Estimated study: About 12 hours
Format: Online, self-paced

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Before you start

Recommended preparation:

AI Tools and Approved Workflows

Use a computer with a keyboard and a current browser. Individual lessons explain the tools needed for each exercise.

Full study requires active Academy access. This course can be audited independently of optional assessed programs.

About this course

Connect a small read-only tool service using the Model Context Protocol, or MCP. Check requests, results and account access at both ends of the connection.

What you will be able to do

Explain the roles of an MCP client, server and exposed tool.
Publish a narrowly scoped tool with validated inputs.
Test access boundaries and require approval for a meaningful write action.

Course outline

Name the connection roles, discover features and exchange complete messages.

Map the host, client and tool server1 h 20 minFree preview
Discover capabilities and handle version mismatch1 h 20 min
Choose transport and preserve message framing1 h 20 min

Describe one read-only lookup and check its requests and replies.

Describe the directory lookup contract1 h 20 min
Return structured results and honest errors1 h 20 min
Run the local read-only MCP service1 h 20 min

Keep account boundaries, validate returned data and test the real connection.

Preserve account identity across the connection1 h 20 min
Validate server output and preserve approval rules1 h 20 min
Test and hand over the directory connection1 h 20 min

Related assessed programs

This course belongs to the following optional programs. Each has its own required course bundle, evidence review and separate fee. Each program page shows its approved fee and current registration status.