Srinivasan Sekar | The MCP Standard. A Developer's Guide to Building Universal AI Tools with the Model Context Protocol (2026) [PDF, EPUB]
Автор: Srinivasan Sekar
Издательство: Apress
ISBN: 979-8-8688-2364-0, 979-8868823633
Жанр: Operating Systems Books, Artificial Intelligence, Internet & Social Media, Programming & Software Development
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF, EPUB
Качество: Изначально электронное (ebook)
Иллюстрации: Цветные и черно-белые
Описание:Master the art of building feature-rich Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers in TypeScript, by designing decoupled, scalable, and future-proof AI systems that are not locked into a single model vendor. In the world of AI development mired in a chaotic mess of proprietary, incompatible APIs, the Model Context Protocol is the open standard that will become the universal language for AI tools. This book will be your invaluable companion for understanding this solution.
The book takes you on a full, hands-on journey through MCP, looking at it not just as a technical specification but also as a way to help AI-native transformation. It first finds the "why”, the tool's issue — and shows how MCP is the only logical solution. After that, the book goes into deep detail about the protocol's architecture, breaking down the roles of the Host, Client, and Server, and giving you a guide to its main language of Tools, Resources, and Prompts.
Using the official TypeScript SDK, you will learn how to build a full-featured MCP server from scratch. You will learn best practices for everything from schema design with Zod to adding advanced features like elicitation and server-side sampling. The book is unique in its holistic approach. It doesn't just tell you how to do something; it also has a whole section on production readiness and security that talks about the MCP security model, threat landscapes, and client-side hardening.
This book will give developers, architects, and technical leaders not only the tactical skills they need to succeed in the next wave of software development but also the strategic vision they need to do so. By the end of this book, you will not only have learnt how to use the MCP, but you will have gained a deep understanding of MCP in the context of the larger shift from cloud-native to AI-native.
You Will Learn To:
Master the art of building feature-rich MCP servers in TypeScript, from basic tools to advanced capabilities like elicitation, resource linking, and server-side sampling.
Understand the complete MCP architecture and protocol specification, enabling you to debug complex interactions and build custom clients or servers.
Implement a robust, multi-layered security strategy for your MCP deployments, including authentication, authorization, and client-side hardening against common threats.
Solve the "M x N" integration problem by designing decoupled, scalable, and future-proof AI systems that are not locked into a single model vendor.
Gain a strategic understanding of MCP's role in the broader AI-native transformation, which empowers you to make informed architectural decisions for your organization.
This Book is For:
Software developers, AI engineers, and solutions architects who are creating apps that interface with large language models should read this book.
About the Author xv
About the Technical Reviewers xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Foreword xxi
Introduction xxiii
Part I: The Foundation: Why MCP Matters 1
Chapter 1: The Age of Tooling Chaos 3
Chapter 2: The Solution: A Universal Language for AI 11
Chapter 3: MCP and the AI-Native Transformation 25
Part II: The Architecture: A Technical Deep Dive 33
Chapter 4: The MCP Architectural Roles 35
Chapter 5: The Language of MCP: Tools, Resources, and Prompts 47
Chapter 6: Under the Hood: The Protocol Specification 61
Part III: The Practitioners: Building with MCP 71
Chapter 7: For the Tool Provider: Creating an MCP Server 73
Chapter 8: For the AI Application Developer: Building an MCP Client 115
Part IV: Security and Production Readiness 145
Chapter 9: The Agentic Threat Landscape 147
Chapter 10: Foundational Security: Authentication with OpenID Connect (OIDC) 159
Chapter 11: Server-Side Hardening: Mitigating Common Vulnerabilities 175
Chapter 12: LLM-Centric Threats: Injection and Poisoning 195
Chapter 13: Ecosystem and Dynamic Threats 207
Part V: The Playbook: A Real-World Case Study 219
Chapter 14: Deep Dive Case Study: Building an Agentic RAG System 221
Part VI: The Horizon: The Future of MCP 239
Chapter 15: Navigating the Ecosystem: Servers, Clients, and Registries 241
Chapter 16: The Evolving Ecosystem and What’s Next 253
Appendix A: MCP Resource Compendium 259
Appendix B: Glossary of Terms 263
Index 267
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