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Kickstart Your AI Development with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) Course

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Lee_Stott
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May 18, 2025

Imagine building an AI assistant that can reference live data, connect to tools, and follow documentation automatically. Large language models today are powerful, but they often lack real-time context outside their training data. This is where Model Context Protocol (MCP) comes in

 Model Context Protocol is an open standard that acts as a universal connector between AI models and the outside world. Think of MCP as “the USB-C of the AI world,” allowing AI systems to plug into A...
Published May 18, 2025
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