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MCP & Tool Integration

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Master the Model Context Protocol. Build custom MCP servers that give AI agents access to databases, APIs, and filesystems. Learn security patterns that prevent tool access disasters.

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Building Your First MCP Server

From zero to working tool integration in 30 minutes

MCP turns Claude from a chatbot into an agent with real capabilities. Build a simple file search server, understand the request-response cycle, and learn the three core primitives: resources, tools, and prompts.

MCP Protocol Server Setup Tool Registration Client Config
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Database Integration Patterns

Safe read-write access for AI agents

Giving AI database access is powerful and terrifying. Learn the read-only pattern, the approval-required pattern, and the sandbox pattern. Build an MCP server that queries Postgres without destroying production.

Read-Only Mode Transaction Safety Query Validation Sandbox Pattern
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Security Considerations for Tool Access

Preventing prompt injection and privilege escalation

Your MCP server is a security boundary. Learn how prompt injection can abuse tools, implement input validation, use capability-based security, and build audit logs that actually help during incidents.

Prompt Injection Input Validation Capability Tokens Audit Logging
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