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MCP & Tool Design

Connecting agents to real systems and writing tools they can actually use.

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  1. MCP: The Open StandardHow the Model Context Protocol connects agents to external systems — servers, resources, tools — and when to use versus build one.Lesson · 15 minNot completed
  2. Writing Effective ToolsTool descriptions as prompts: clear contracts, meaningful errors, and token-efficient responses that agents can act on.Lesson · 16 minNot completed
  3. Code Execution with MCPExposing tools as code APIs so agents compose them programmatically instead of making one heavyweight call at a time.Lesson · 14 minNot completed
  4. MCP & Tools CheckpointProtocol concepts, tool-design principles, and code-vs-direct-call trade-offs.Checkpoint · 9 minNot completed