Why Your Product Needs MCP

Hosted by Emmanuel Paraskakis

Wed, Apr 22, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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Build an MCP Product with AI
Emmanuel Paraskakis
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What you'll learn

Know when to use MCP vs APIs, CLIs, and Skills

Four ways agents access your product. MCP is the only one that works on every surface. Know when & where each one fits.

What's inside an MCP server & why it matters

Understand what Tools, Resources & Prompts are used for and how Descriptions affect Agent UX.

How to add MCP to an AI tool and use it

Add a server to Claude, run tasks, and see how the agent picks the right tools in real time.

What's it like to build MCP for your product

How to build your own MCP servers with no-code: tools available to you.

Why this topic matters

Everyone is talking about MCP but most teams have never seen a server from the inside. If your product doesn't have one, agents can't connect to it. In 30 minutes, you'll explore a working MCP server, use it live in Claude, and inspect how its tools work. Then we'll show you it was built with no code. You'll leave knowing what it takes to add MCP to your own product.

You'll learn from

Emmanuel Paraskakis

Founder, Level 250 | 3x VP Product Management

I’m Emmanuel, an entrepreneur, product management executive, and consultant at Level 250 with over 15 years of experience shaping products.

I’ve led large API programs in fintech for Verisk, Moody’s, and Precisely, and served as VP of Product for some of the world’s most influential API tools - like API Blueprint at Apiary (550,000+ APIs), Oracle’s first Cloud-Native API Gateway, and Swagger at SmartBear (750,000+ APIs).

Over the years, I’ve consulted with everyone from Fortune 500 CEOs to startup founders, engaging with thousands of PMs, developers and consumers to help them build winning products and ecosystems.

My passion is to make products more impactful and user-friendly, which is why I created Build AI-Ready APIs: A Hands-On Workshop for Engineers and PMs: to share my lessons learned and help Product Managers and Engineers fast-track their careers.

Join me to gain practical insights, avoid common pitfalls, and learn how to deliver Developer Products that enable great user experiences, without repeating the mistakes I’ve already made along the way.

Previously at

Verisk
Moodys
Oracle
SmartBear
Precisely

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