What is Mcp Crash Course

MCP-CRASH-Course is a basic example of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that showcases essential functionalities, including tools and resources for development.

Use cases

Use cases include developing educational tools, creating chatbots that provide personalized responses, and implementing basic arithmetic operations in applications.

How to use

To use MCP-CRASH-Course, initialize the project, create a virtual environment, install dependencies, and run the server using the provided commands in the README.

Key features

Key features include basic arithmetic tools (add and subtract functions) and a resource for personalized greetings. The server can be run in development mode or installed in the Claude desktop app.

Where to use

MCP-CRASH-Course can be used in software development environments, particularly for building applications that require context-aware interactions and functionalities.

MCP Server Basic Example

This is a basic example of a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that demonstrates core functionality including tools and resources.

Setup Steps

1. Initialize the project (Go to any local folder and launch powershell or cmd):

uv init mcp-server-basic
cd mcp-server-basic

2. Create virtual environment and activate it

  uv venv
  .venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

uv add "mcp[cli]"

or

uv add -r requirements.txt

Features

The server implements the following features:

Tools

• add(a: int, b: int): Adds two numbers
• subtract(a: int, b: int): Subtracts second number from first

Resources

• greeting://{name}: Returns a personalized greeting

Running the Server

To run the server with the MCP Inspector for development:

uv run mcp dev main.py

To run the server normally:

uv run mcp run

To install the server in Claude desktop app:

uv run mcp install main.py

MCP connect in VS code

• Open folder/mcp-server-basic in vs code
• open terminal and run below command :

uv run main.py

• Click Cntrl+Shift+I to launch chat in vs code
• Do login with Github and setup
• Folow the below steps (two way to add mcp configuration for vs code user settings):

Watch the demo

Project Structure

• main.py: Main server implementation with tools and resources
• pyproject.toml: Project configuration and dependencies

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