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title: MCP server learning resources
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description: This article provides a list of resources .NET developers who are building MCP servers.
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This article contains an organized list of the best learning resources for .NET developers who are building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Resources include samples, documentation, videos, and workshops.
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## Get started resources
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## Getting Started
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- [Get started with MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro)
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- [MCP for beginners](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners)
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- [Create a minimal MCP server using C# and publish to NuGet](../quickstarts/build-mcp-server.md)
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|[Anthropic - Getting Started with MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro)|Anthropic's official guide to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and overview on how to get started writing or using an MCP server.|
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|[Create a minimal MCP server using C# and publish to NuGet](../quickstarts/build-mcp-server.md)|A quick guide to writing MCP server in VS Code and publishing it to NuGet.|
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|[MCP for Beginners GitHub Repo ](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners)|A Microsoft-official Github repository with a full, hands-on curriculum for developing MCP servers in .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust and Python.|
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|[Build Agents using MCP on Azure](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/developer/ai/build-openai-mcp-server-dotnet?tabs=github-codespaces)| A walkthrough on how to connect an MCP client using Azure OpenAI and MCP server to Azure Container Apps.
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## Concepts
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## Libraries
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- [Build Agents using MCP on Azure](/azure/developer/ai/intro-agents-mcp)
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|[MCP C# SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk)|Microsoft and Anthropic's official C# SDK for MCP servers and clients.|
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## Workshops
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## Samples
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- [MCP workshop](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/mcp-workshop-dotnet)
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|[MCP Workshop GitHub repo](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/mcp-workshop-dotnet)|A sample MCP server and client with corresponding, step-by-step walkthroughs on how to implement them and how MCP works.|
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## Documentation
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- [MCP C# SDK docs](https://modelcontextprotocol.github.io/csharp-sdk/index.html)
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- [MCP servers for VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/mcp)
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- [MCP server reference](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers)
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- [MCP inspector tool](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector)
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|[MCP C# SDK Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.github.io/csharp-sdk/index.html)|Anthropic's official guide to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and overview on how to get started writing or using an MCP server.|
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|[VS Code MCP Developer Guide](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/ai/mcp)| Official documentation for building, debugging, and registering an MCP server in VS Code.|
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|[MCP Inspector Tool](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector)|The Anthropic-official GitHub repo for the MCP Inspector tool, a visual testing and debugging tool for MCP servers.|
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|[MCP servers for VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/mcp)|A hub for quickly installing 1st- and 3rd-party MCP servers in VS Code.|
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|[3rd-Party MCP servers](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers?tab=readme-ov-file#-third-party-servers)|A GitHub repo containing a comprehensive list of publicly-available MCP servers.|
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- [Beginner's guide to building an MCP server with C# and .NET](https://youtu.be/MKD-sCZWpZQ?si=q7MPtBfCuAJXNwJN)
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- [Build MCP servers with ASP.NET Core](https://www.youtube.com/live/x_6iUhdHnhc?si=J8QQuirYWk0JXC_V)
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- [MCP Dev Days (Microsoft Reactor)](https://developer.microsoft.com/reactor/series/S-1563/)
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|[MCP Dev Days (Microsoft Reactor)](https://developer.microsoft.com/reactor/series/S-1563/)|A 2-day virtual event and video series showing how to use and write MCP servers.|
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|[ASP.NET Community Standup - Build MCP servers with ASP.NET Core](https://www.youtube.com/live/x_6iUhdHnhc?si=J8QQuirYWk0JXC_V)|A roundtable discussion and demo on building an MCP server with ASP.NET Core and the MCP C# SDK.|
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|[MCP for Beginners GitHub Repo ](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners)|A Microsoft-official Github repository with a full, hands-on curriculum for developing MCP servers in .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust and Python.|
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|[Anthropic MCP Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/modelcontextprotocol/discussions)|An open forum for discussing MCP in Anthropic's official MCP GitHub repo.|
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|[Azure AI Foundry Discord](https://discord.com/invite/ByRwuEEgH4)|A Discord discussion space for developers looking to build with Microsoft AI tooling.|

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