Building an End-to-End MCP Application

Welcome to Unit 2 of the MCP Course!

In this unit, we’ll build a complete MCP application from scratch, focusing on creating a server with Gradio and connecting it with multiple clients. This hands-on approach will give you practical experience with the entire MCP ecosystem.

In this unit, we’re going to build a simple MCP server and client using Gradio and the HuggingFace hub. In the next unit, we’ll build a more complex server that tackles a real-world use case.

What You’ll Learn

In this unit, you will:

By the end of this unit, you’ll have a working MCP application that demonstrates the power and flexibility of the protocol.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this unit, make sure you:

Our End-to-End Project

We’ll build a sentiment analysis application that consists of three main parts: the server, the client, and the deployment.

sentiment analysis application

Server Side

Client Side

Deployment

Let’s Get Started!

Are you ready to build your first end-to-end MCP application? Let’s begin by setting up the development environment and creating our Gradio MCP server.

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