Model Context Protocol: A Primer for the Developers

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is on its way to becoming the gold standard for integrating external resources into agentic workflows. While developers can use large language model (LLM)-specific mechanisms to incorporate tools, MCP is fast becoming the REST equivalent of integration.

This series introduces Python developers to the fundamentals of MCP and its architecture. I will start with MCP’s motivation and high-level architecture, followed by a detailed, hands-on implementation of servers and clients.

What Is Model Context Protocol?