MCP Tutorial: Build Your First MCP Server

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name: mcp-tutorial-build-your-first-mcp-server
version: "1.0.0"
description: "Building an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for leave management"
source: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLM6n4mdRuA"
tags: [PyCharm, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT]
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# MCP Tutorial: Build Your First MCP Server

> Auto-generated from: MCP Tutorial: Build Your First MCP Server by codebasics

## Prerequisites
- Python 3.6+
- Flask
- python-dotenv

## Quick Start
1. `python -m venv venv`
2. `source venv/bin/activate # or venv\Scripts\activate on Windows`
3. `pip install -r requirements.txt`
4. `flask run`

## What You Get
- Content Type: code
- Difficulty: beginner
- Tools: PyCharm, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT