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Model Context Protocol: Advanced topics

Model Context Protocol: Advanced topics is for engineers building production MCP servers. It covers sampling, logging and progress reporting, roots, the message specification, transports including stdio and SSE, and stateless HTTP for scaling.

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Who it suits

  • Engineers building production MCP servers who need the protocol’s advanced capabilities.
  • Developers choosing between transports for deployment, functionality and scaling needs.

What it covers

  • Sampling: how servers request language model calls through connected clients.
  • Real-time feedback with context objects, logging callbacks and progress reporting.
  • Roots for granting servers access to directories with security boundaries.
  • Request-result pairs versus notifications, and the stdio initialisation handshake.
  • Server-Sent Events, stateless HTTP for horizontal scaling, and choosing a transport.

Before you start

  • Basic understanding of MCP servers and clients.
  • Familiarity with async programming patterns.

Common questions about Model Context Protocol: Advanced topics

How long is Model Context Protocol: Advanced topics?
Anthropic lists 11 lessons on the course page.
What should I know first?
A basic understanding of MCP servers and clients, and familiarity with async programming.
Is there an introductory course?
Yes. Anthropic offers Introduction to Model Context Protocol, which this course builds on.

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