Why Every Developer Should Try Building a Custom MCP Server (Python + FastMCP)

Description

In this video, I walk you through how to build your own **custom MCP (Model Context Protocol) server** using Python and integrate it seamlessly with **VS Code and GitHub Copilot Chat**. **What you'll learn:** - How to create your own MCP server in Python using `fastmcp`. - How to connect VS Code to your local MCP server via `mcp.json`. - Exposing real database queries (Postgres) as MCP tools. - When to use a custom MCP server vs vendor-provided ones (like Playwright or Postgres MCP). **Tech Stack Used:** - Python 3.13 - FastMCP - Docker (Postgres) - VS Code MCP Integration 📂 **Source Code:** (https://github.com/tpushkarsingh/custom_mcp_server) **Read more at:** 🔗 https://blog.slayitcoder.in 💼 **Connect with me on LinkedIn:** 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/pushkar-singh-01601084/ If you enjoyed this video, don’t forget to **like 👍, share , and subscribe 🔔** — I’ll be posting more on **AI development, RAG pipelines, MCP servers, and agentic architectures**. #MCP #VSCode #FastMCP #Python #Postgres #AItools #Developers #OpenAI #SlayItCoder #PushkarSingh