Build Your (Custom) AI Agent with MCP

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Build Your (Custom) AI Agent with MCP

Hosted by Shaw Talebi

Fri, Oct 3, 2025

3:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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AI Builders Bootcamp

Shaw Talebi

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Fri, Oct 3, 2025

3:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

Free to join

Invite your network

Go deeper with a course

AI Builders Bootcamp

Shaw Talebi

View syllabus

What you'll learn

Understand MCP Fundamentals

Learn what MCP is, why it matters, and how it enables LLM-to-tool communication.

Build a Custom MCP Server

Create your own MCP server (from scratch) to give LLMs custom tools & resources.

Create Custom Agents (Fast)

Hook up your MCP server to an LLM and run your first working AI agent in minutes.

Why this topic matters

Although everyone is talking about MCP, it can be hard to know where to start. In this lesson, I'll explain what MCP is, why it’s useful, and walk you step-by-step through building a server and connecting it to an LLM, so you leave with a working agent.

You'll learn from

Shaw Talebi

Ex-Toyota Data Scientist with 7 years in AI. Teaching 90k+ learners.

Shaw earned his PhD from the University of Texas at Dallas and has advised 100+ SMBs on AI and analytics solutions.

Driven by a passion for learning and a mission to make AI accessible to all, he founded a YouTube channel and technical blog that now inspire over 90,000 learners.

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