
Advanced MCP Features
A workshop repository teaching advanced Model Context Protocol features for building AI-connected apps with deeper integration capabilities.
README
<div> <h1 align="center"><a href="https://www.epicai.pro/">Advanced MCP Features 🐡</a></h1> <strong> Dive deeper into the Model Context Protocol </strong> <p> Now that you've got the basics of MCP down, it's time to dive deeper into the MCP features that will help you build more advanced AI connected apps. </p> </div>
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Prerequisites
- JavaScript/TypeScript experience
- Node.js experience
- Advanced MCP Features or equivalent experience.
Pre-workshop Resources
Here are some resources you can read before taking the workshop to get you up to speed on some of the tools and concepts we'll be covering:
- Letting AI Interface with Your App with MCPs
- MCP Introduction
- Your AI Assistant Instructor: The EpicShop MCP Server
- How to Debug Your MCP Server
System Requirements
- [git][git] v2.18 or greater
- [NodeJS][node] v22.13.0 or greater
- [npm][npm] v8.16.0 or greater
All of these must be available in your PATH
. To verify things are set up
properly, you can run this:
git --version
node --version
npm --version
If you have trouble with any of these, learn more about the PATH environment variable and how to fix it here for [windows][win-path] or [mac/linux][mac-path].
Setup
This is a pretty large project (it's actually many apps in one) so it can take several minutes to get everything set up the first time. Please have a strong network connection before running the setup and grab a snack.
Warning: This repo is very large. Make sure you have a good internet connection before you start the setup process. The instructions below use
--depth
to limit the amount you download, but if you have a slow connection, or you pay for bandwidth, you may want to find a place with a better connection.
Follow these steps to get this set up:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/epicweb-dev/advanced-mcp-features.git
cd advanced-mcp-features
npm run setup
To make sure your environment is running correctly, please follow these additional steps:
- Run the workshop app with
npm start
- Open the last exercise solution at
/exercise/05/02/solution?preview=solution
- Click the "Start App" button
- Click the "Connect" button
You'll know it's working if you see a green dot and the word "Connected" in the MCP Inspector app.
If you experience errors during this setup process, please open [an issue][issue] with as many details as you can offer.
The Workshop App
Learn all about the workshop app on the Epic Web Getting Started Guide.
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