Session 10 — MCP Servers & Custom Tool Integration¶
Module: Agentic Workflows Difficulty: Advanced Prerequisites: Sessions 01–07 Duration: 3 hours (1 hour trainer content + 2 hours lab)
Overview¶
Model Context Protocol (MCP) connects AI clients to external tools and data through a standard interface. This session covers local configuration, tool discovery, and a typed custom MCP server. Use synthetic data only; Session 17 covers organization-wide policy and rollout.
Learning outcomes¶
- Explain the MCP client-server model and transports.
- Configure and inspect a local MCP server.
- Build a custom server with typed tools.
- Inspect tool inputs and outputs with synthetic data.
Materials¶
| Resource | Location |
|---|---|
| Trainer guide | trainer-content/README.md |
| Slides | slides.md |
| Lab | lab/README.md |