MCP Tutorial: Build Your First MCP Server and Client from Scratch (Free Labs)

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name: mcp-tutorial-build-your-first-mcp-server-and-client-from-scr
version: "1.0.0"
description: "Building MCP (Model Context Protocol) server and client"
source: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhTiAOGwbYE"
tags: [Cursor IDE, Windsurf, Claude, ChatGPT]
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# MCP Tutorial: Build Your First MCP Server and Client from Scratch (Free Labs)

> Auto-generated from: MCP Tutorial: Build Your First MCP Server and Client from Scratch (Free Labs) by KodeKloud

## Prerequisites
- Python 3.8+

## Quick Start
1. `git clone <repository_url>`
2. `cd <repository_directory>`
3. `python -m venv venv`
4. `source venv/bin/activate  # On Linux/macOS`
5. `venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows`
6. `pip install -r requirements.txt`
7. `cp .env.example .env`
8. `nano .env`

## What You Get
- Content Type: code
- Difficulty: beginner
- Tools: Cursor IDE, Windsurf, Claude, ChatGPT