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MCP Fundamentals
A structured path from the protocol mental model through architecture, lifecycle, primitives, and a first inspected connection.
This path is for developers who want a durable mental model before reaching for an SDK.
Outcomes
You will be able to identify MCP participants, explain initialization and capability negotiation, choose among resources, prompts, and tools, and inspect a basic connection.
Lessons
- What MCP standardizes
- Hosts, clients, and servers
- Connection lifecycle
- Server and client features
- Transports and deployment boundaries