Certified MCP Developer

Aki Wijesundara

AI Advisor | Google AI Accelerator Alum

Manu Jayawardana

AI Founder | Co-Founder & CEO at Krybe

Connect AI to Your Systems and APIs — Certificate to Show It

You can already talk to AI - but you want it to use real tools: your systems, your APIs, your data. That's what the Model Context Protocol unlocks, and it's fast becoming an in-demand skill with demonstrable proof. In one live day, you build and ship a working MCP server, and leave certified.

The math: teams that adopt AI properly run 25.1% faster on AI-suitable tasks - about 2.5 hours back per person, every week - which compounds into a 5.3× annualized ROI (Harvard Business School × BCG; U.S. BLS labor data). Break-even is ~28 minutes saved per person per week.

Proven on real teams. The same shape of session we ran for Modern Health, where Product, Ops, Design and Engineering each shipped a working build on their own data in a single day; MPB, 5× faster listing throughput; and Type B Digital, operator output lifted 2.5×.

Join a live cohort, not a recorded course. Nobody builds alone - you ship a real server connected to a live client, earn your Certified MCP Developer certificate, and keep a reusable template for the next one.

Exact date and time are confirmed after enrolling. Questions first? Email us or book a call here.

What you’ll learn

You leave having built and connected a working MCP server, with a reusable template and a certificate of completion.

See exactly how MCP lets an AI use tools and data safely
Map a real task to the actions a server should expose
Know where the boundaries and permissions belong

Build an MCP server from scratch and run it locally
Expose real tools and data through clean, named actions
Connect it to a real client and call it live

A reusable template for your next MCP server
Test and debug a server so you trust what it does
A certificate of completion that proves you can ship MCP

Workshop agenda

Framing: what MCP is and why it matters
How the Model Context Protocol lets AI use real tools, and the shape of a good server.
Setup and a first working server
We set up your environment and stand up a minimal MCP server so the whole loop is clear.
Build block one: your real tools
You pick a tool or data source you want AI to control and expose it through your own server.
Build block two: connect and test
We connect your server to a real client, call it live, and debug until it behaves.
Ship and certify
We get your server running and connected for real, then issue your certificate of completion.
What next
Your template and checklist for building the next server, plus where to go deeper.

Learn directly from Aki & Manu

Aki Wijesundara

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AI Advisor | Educator | Google AI Accelerator Alum

Manu Jayawardana

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AI Founder | Co-Founder & CEO at Krybe | Co-Founder of Snapdrum

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Who this workshop is for

Developers who want their AI to actually use real tools, not just talk.
Technical builders connecting AI to internal systems and APIs.
Career-changers who want a sharp, in-demand AI skill to show.

What's included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Aki Wijesundara & Manu Jayawardana in a real-time, interactive format.

A full live build day

Hands-on teaching and direct help as you build and connect your server.

An MCP server you ship

You leave with a working server of your own that connects AI to a real tool.

A server template and checklist

A starting point and the steps to build your next MCP server on your own.

Certificate of completion

Proof you can build and ship MCP servers, issued at the end of the day.

Builder community access

A place to share servers and get unblocked after the class.

Maven Guarantee

Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.

Testimonials

I sent my team through this training for upskilling, and the results have been remarkable. Within weeks, they became much more efficient at building automations and deploying AI agents at work. This program bridges the gap between theory and practice and it’s had a real impact on our productivity.
Aamir Faaiz
CEO of Bayseian
The AI training approach is outstanding. Our team learned to build practical AI solutions that we could implement immediately in our educational platform. The hands-on methodology made complex AI concepts accessible to our entire development team.
Kavi T.
CEO of Tilli Kids / Stanford PhD
Engineers improved the real systems they ship every day, and left with production-ready Claude integrations and a reusable AI playbook.
WireApps
AI-first engineering agency, 50+ engineers. Six-week cohort.
In a single on-site day, Product, Ops, Design and Engineering each shipped a working build on their own real data, using Claude Code and MCP.
Modern Health
Global mental health platform (Lyft, EA, Ancestry). On-site workshop.
A two-day cohort delivered 5x faster listing throughput and 14 production tools shipped on the team's own systems.
MPB
The world's largest used-camera marketplace. Two-day cohort.
Over a five-day cohort the team shipped 8 client-ready automations and lifted op
Type B Digital
Strategy consultancy. Five-day cohort.