How to Build First MCP Server from Scratch | Model Context Protocol Hands-On Tutorial

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🚀Welcome to Module 2 of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) tutorial series! Start FREE Testing: https://accounts.lambdatest.com/register?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=Sep08&utm_term=78aYU3QPV5w&utm_content=LT_Sign_Up In this masterclass, 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲, Director of AI in Tech at Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited, demonstrates how to set up and build your first MCP server. Whether you’re building AI agents or exploring MCP for the first time, this tutorial gives you a solid foundation for MCP Architecture and Capabilities. In this video, we cover: ✅ Recap of how MCP empowers AI agents with context ✅ Host, client & server roles in MCP explained ✅ JSON-RPC communication flow in MCP ✅ Step-by-step: building your first MCP server in Python ✅ Setting up VS Code, Python, UV, and Cloud Desktop ✅ Defining tools, prompts, and resources inside your server ✅ Testing your MCP server using MCP Inspector ✅ A real example: the “Creative Addition” tool in action ✅ Tips to avoid hallucinations & ensure accurate outputs 📌 Tools used in this module: Python, UV package manager, Cloud Desktop client, MCP Python package 👉 If you haven’t watched Module 1 (Power of Context in AI & Origin of MCP), start there first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufNrl6c1ANI 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 👀 00:00 Introduction 10:00 JSON-RPC and message flow in MCP 15:40 Tools, Prompts, and Resources 22:30 Setting up the dev environment (Python, UV, VS Code, Cloud Desktop) 30:10 Writing your first MCP server in Python 38:40 “Creative Addition” tool implementation 47:20 Testing with MCP Inspector 54:10 Registering the server in Cloud Desktop 01:02:00 Handling hallucinations with docstrings 01:02:46 Conclusion #ModelContextProtocol #MCPServer #MCPtutorial #BuildMCPServer #AItools For questions: support@lambdatest.com 😃 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐝𝐚𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: 👥 COMMUNITY: https://bit.ly/3Aiz5oO 🌎 LINKEDIN: https://bit.ly/3xA6F84 🖼️ GITHUB: https://bit.ly/3jowfYs