Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Beginners by Microsoft Preview

Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Beginners by Microsoft

With Microsoft Developer Liked by 120 users
Duration: 51m Skill level: Beginner Released: 9/12/2025

Course details

Are you just getting started with AI agents and looking to take your skills to the next level? In this course, designed uniquely for beginners, learn how to build AI agents with the Model Context Protocol (MCP)—a powerful framework for building secure, scalable, and real-world AI applications. Find out how to design and deploy AI agents with MCP in Visual Studio Code, contribute to the developer community, and apply best practices from early adopters across a variety of industries. Whether you’re a budding developer or an enthusiast interested in learning more about AI technology, this course outlines in-demand skills and valuable insights that you can apply in practice to create advanced AI applications.

This course was created by Microsoft Developer. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

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