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MCP
Model Context Protocol servers, clients, authorization, deployment, observability and contract testing.
4materials
37min reading
2levels
Start2
Core2
Build2
Advanced4
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Core level
2- 01MCP Apps vs plain tool output: when an AI integration needs a UIA practical choice between a standard text or structured MCP response and an interactive MCP App: value criteria, architecture, security, fallback behavior, testing, and rollout.Core level8 min
- 02MCP tools vs resources vs prompts: what to use whenA practical comparison of MCP tools, resources, and prompts across control plane, discovery, schemas, permissions, freshness, UX, testing, and safe server design.Core level11 min
Advanced level
2- 01MCP form vs URL elicitation: how to request user data safelyA practical choice between form and URL elicitation in MCP: capability negotiation, sensitive data, third-party OAuth, completion, phishing controls, testing, and rollout.Advanced level9 min
- 02MCP Tasks vs synchronous tool calls: how to handle long-running operationsA practical choice between standard MCP tools/call and experimental MCP Tasks for long-running operations: capability negotiation, states, polling, cancellation, security, testing, and rollout.Advanced level9 min