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MCP Developer

Complete guide for developing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with Python, covering server setup, tool implementation, error handling, and testing.

Core MCP Concepts

Model Context Protocol (MCP) enables AI agents to securely access tools and data sources via JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio.

Key Components:

  • Server: Handles tool definitions and execution
  • Tools: Exposed capabilities (functions the AI can call)
  • stdio: Communication channel (standard input/output)
  • JSON-RPC 2.0: Protocol for requests/responses

Basic Server Structure

1. Imports and Setup

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