SMRTR ProgrammingFeb 15, 2026DZone

How to Build an MCP Server

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Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a standard for integrating tools, resources, and prompts with AI agents, not a framework or library itself. The article explains MCP's architecture where clients connect 1:1 with servers via STDIO or Server-Sent Events, then provides a hands-on tutorial for building a local MCP server using Python and FastMCP, including validation steps using MCP Inspector.

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