Model Context Protocol (MCP) Explained in 20 Minutes

🤝 Want your team maximizing Claude? I run 1:1 and team AI workshops for companies doing $1M+ per year: https://aibuilder.academy/yt/N3vHJcHBS-w This is the 5th video in a series on AI agents. Here, I discuss the model context protocol (MCP), then show how to build a custom MCP server with Python and connect it to Claude Desktop. 📰 Blog: https://medium.com/data-science-collective/model-context-protocol-mcp-explained-ef5c33c5fe05?sk=58f5c33b68915a28fd2aaf7575564926 💻 Code: https://github.com/ShawhinT/YouTube-Blog/tree/main/agents References [1] https://modelcontextprotocol.io/introduction [2] https://github.com/cyanheads/model-context-protocol-resources/blob/main/guides/mcp-client-development-guide.md#1-introduction-to-mcp-clients [3] https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk [4] https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ Intro - 0:00 What is MCP? - 0:19 How MCP works - 2:35 MCP Client - 3:54 MCP Server - 5:43 Example: MCP Server with Python - 8:00 Connecting to Claude Desktop - 15:40