Module 3 of 10, lesson 3 of 5

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Tools and MCP

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How LLM Tool Calling Works

Tool calling rebuilt by hand: the model only outputs a structured request, and your code runs the tool. Tommy Eberle, 16:00

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• 2:59 Implementing custom tools
• 5:25 Prompt engineering for tools
• 9:25 Model Context Protocol
• 13:03 Limits and best practices

What is MCP? Integrate AI Agents with Databases & APIs

In under four minutes: host, client, server, and the path of a question through them. IBM Technology, 3:46

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• 0:00 Host, client, server
• 2:15 From tool choice to final answer

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MCP Tutorial: Build Your First MCP Server and Client from Scratch

Build an MCP server with tools and resources, then a simple client, with guided labs. KodeKloud, 40:14

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• 10:30 Lab setup
• 19:50 Using an existing server
• 26:44 Building a server
• 35:52 Building a client

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