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How I Finally Understood MCP — and Got It Working in Real Life

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May 13, 2025 - 00:59
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How I Finally Understood MCP — and Got It Working in Real Life

Table of Content

  1. Introduction: Why I Wrote This
  2. The Evolution of Tool Integration with LLMs
  3. What Is Model Context Protocol (MCP), Really?
  4. Wait, MCP sounds like RAG… but is it?
    1. In an MCP-based setup
    2. In a traditional RAG system
    3. Traditional RAG Implementation
    4. MCP Implementation
  5. Quick recap!
  6. Core Capabilities of an MCP Server
  7. Real-World Example: Claude Desktop + MCP (Pre-built Servers)
  8. Build Your Own: Custom MCP Server from Scratch
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