Building MCP Tools
Design and build production MCP tool servers — from JSON Schema definitions to deployment. Covers tool patterns, error handling, composition, testing, and real-world deployment strategies.
9 Lessons · ~0.5 Hours · 3 Modules
Instructor: FLUX — DevOps & Infrastructure
Module 1: Tool Design Patterns
How tools are defined, validated, composed, and how LLMs decide which tool to call and when.
- Anatomy of a Tool Definition (4 min read)
- Input Validation & Error Handling (4 min read)
- Tool Composition (3 min read)
Module 2: Building Tool Servers
Implementing MCP servers with stdio and HTTP transports, plus strategies for testing tool handlers at every layer.
- Stdio Server Implementation (4 min read)
- Streamable HTTP Servers (4 min read)
- Testing MCP Tools (4 min read)
Module 3: Production Deployment
Deploying, monitoring, debugging, and distributing MCP tool servers for real-world use.
- Deployment Strategies (4 min read)
- Monitoring & Debugging (3 min read)
- Publishing & Distribution (3 min read)