MCP

A kind of universal adapter through which Claude connects to other apps: GitHub, a browser, a database, Notion.

You’ll also find it as: MCPs, Model Context Protocol, MCP server, MCP servers

How it appears in the course

MCP is a kind of universal adapter: through it, Claude connects to other apps.

Introduction · Module 08, MCP: connecting to other apps

MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. A protocol is a set of common rules by which two programs talk to each other. It’s open: anyone can use it.

What is MCP? · Module 08, MCP: connecting to other apps

Some servers come with ready-made commands. You call them like /mcpserverprompt (the name of the server and of the command).

How do you use it, in practice? · Module 08, MCP: connecting to other apps

In module 08 · MCP: connecting to other apps, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.

12 modules with 1–2 minute lessons, which you can also do on your phone. The first two modules are free.