MCP
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MCP provides personal servers and clients for interacting with Large Language Models (LLMs). It includes example weather server and client implementations.
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What is MCP?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a framework for creating personal servers and clients to interact with LLMs. It allows users to define custom services and access them through a client interface, exemplified by the weather server and client.
How to use MCP?
To use MCP, first set up the project using uv to manage dependencies and virtual environments. Then, configure and run the MCP server, copying the server configuration file from the MCP Host. Finally, run the MCP client, which connects to the weather MCP server to retrieve data.
Key features of MCP
Server-Client Architecture
Weather Service Implementation
Easy Setup with uv
Integration with LLM Hosts
Inspect Server Functionality
Use cases of MCP
Retrieving Weather Data via LLM
Creating Custom LLM Services
Building Personal LLM Assistants
Integrating LLMs with External APIs
Testing and Inspecting LLM Interactions
FAQ from MCP
What is MCP?
What is MCP?
MCP stands for Model Context Protocol. It's a framework for building servers and clients for LLM interactions.
How do I set up the project?
How do I set up the project?
Use uv to initialize the project, create a virtual environment, and install dependencies.
What is the weather server?
What is the weather server?
The weather server is an example MCP server that retrieves US weather data.
How do I run the MCP client?
How do I run the MCP client?
Use the command uv run ./clients/mcp-client/client.py ./servers/weather-server-mcp/weather.py
How can I inspect the MCP server?
How can I inspect the MCP server?
Use the command npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory servers/weather-server-mcp run weather.py