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Welcome to the complete curriculum for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) & Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Masterclass. This course takes you from the basics of connecting LLMs to local data, all the way to deploying secure, multi-agent ecosystems on Google Cloud.

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📚 Detailed Curriculum​

Section 1: Introduction​

  • Lecture 1: What you will learn in this course?
  • Lecture 2: MCP Overview - What is Model Context Protocol?
  • Practice Test 1: Can you answer these MCP basics?
  • Lecture 3: Note for Windows and Linux Users

Section 2: Environment Setup & Resources​

  • Lecture 4: Install Python, UV, VS Code and Git
  • Lecture 5: MacOS - Install Python, UV, VS Code, Git
  • Lecture 6: Windows - Install Python, UV, VS Code, Git
  • Lecture 7: Ubuntu - Install Python, UV, VS Code, Git
  • Lecture 8: Resources - Get Code on Github
  • Lecture 9: Resources - Class Github Repositories List
  • Lecture 10: Resources - Official Links

Section 3: [MCP v2 2026 Update] Build Your Own MCP Server​

  • Lecture 12: Introduction
  • Lecture 13: MCP Version 2 - Breaking Changes to FastMCP
  • Lecture 14: Overview of the Terminal MCP Server We’ll Build
  • Lecture 15: Getting the code
  • Lecture 16: Accessing the Online MCP Server Builder with Code
  • Lecture 17: Directory Structure Walkthrough
  • Lecture 18: Code Walkthrough 1 - Server Definition in main.py file
  • Lecture 19: Code Walkthrough 2 - Tools Code in tools.py file
  • Lecture 20: Code Walkthrough 3 - claude_desktop_config.json file
  • Lecture 21: Code Walkthrough 4 - .env file
  • Lecture 22: Export the code to your own Github (optional)
  • Lecture 23: Clone the repo code
  • Lecture 24: Install Claude for Dektop
  • Lecture 25: Install Claude Desktop (for Windows Users Only)
  • Lecture 26: Setup claude_desktop_config.json file
  • Lecture 27: Connect Your Server To Claude Desktop (for Windows users only)
  • Lecture 28: Important - Project Dependencies & Set Workspace [for both MacOS + Windows]
  • Lecture 29: Testing the MCP Server with Claude Desktop
  • Lecture 30: Conclusion
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Section 4: [MCP v2 2026 Update] Build your Own MCP Client Using Python + Google ADK: Part 1​

  • Lecture 31: Introduction
  • Lecture 32: Quick Demo - What We’ll Build
  • Lecture 33: Getting the Code
  • Lecture 34: Getting the Code
  • Lecture 35: Code Setup
  • Lecture 36: MCP Client Code Walkthrough - manager.py
  • Lecture 37: MCP Client - Server Discovery from Config
  • Lecture 38: MCP Client - Server Connection Logic
  • Lecture 39: MCP Client - Listing All Tools
  • Lecture 40: MCP Client - Calling a Tool
  • Lecture 41: MCP Client - Session Cleanup
  • Lecture 42: MCP Server - Simple Echo Server Example
  • Lecture 43: Running the MCP Client Manager

Section 5: [MCP v2 2026 Update] Build your Own MCP Client Using Python + Google ADK: Part 2​

  • Lecture 44: ADK + MCP Integration - Overview and Step 1 (Load Server Config)
  • Lecture 45: ADK Integration - Step 2 (Connect to MCP Servers)
  • Lecture 46: ADK Integration - Step 3 (Initialize Agent with McpToolset)
  • Lecture 47: ADK Integration - Step 4 (Initialize the Runner)
  • Lecture 48: ADK Integration - Step 5 (Start a Conversation Session)
  • Lecture 49: ADK Integration - Step 6 (Interactive Chat Loop)
  • Lecture 50: MCP Client Manager vs ADK Command Line Integration
  • Lecture 51: Running the Code

Section 6: Build Docker MCP Server​

  • Lecture 52: Containerize your MCP Server Using Docker
  • Lecture 53: Setup Steps and Instructions for Windows Users
  • Quiz 1: MCP Server - Docker Advantages
  • Practice Test 2: MCP Server - Docker Container Advantages

Section 7: Build LangChain MCP Client​

  • Lecture 54: Simplify client code with LangGraph & LangChain
  • Lecture 55: Setup Steps and Instructions for Windows Users
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Section 8: Build MCP Client with Multiple Server Support​

  • Lecture 56: Introduction to Config.json for multiple server support
  • Lecture 57: Let's look at the config.json file
  • Lecture 58: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 59: Demo - MCP Client with Multiple MCP Servers
  • Lecture 60: MCP Client (with json config) Code Walk Through - Part 1
  • Lecture 61: Why Choose Gemini 2.0 Flash and not the Pro Models
  • Lecture 62: MCP Client (with json config) Code Walk Through - Part 2 (continued)
  • Lecture 63: How to use existing MCP servers from MCP Github (example uses "fetch" server)

Section 9: Server Sent Events - MCP Server and Clients using SSE​

  • Lecture 64: Introduction to SSE and Preview of What We'll Build
  • Lecture 65: Quick Recap, What is STDIO and SSE?
  • Lecture 66: Setup Directories, Clone GitHub Code (git pull only, if done at course start)
  • Lecture 67: Setup Virtual Environment and Dependencies
  • Lecture 68: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 69: MCP SSE Server Code Walkthrough
  • Lecture 70: MCP SSE Client Code Walkthrough
  • Lecture 71: Dockerfile Code (for MCP Server) Walkthrough
  • Lecture 72: Test your MCP SSE Server and Client Locally

Section 10: Deploying MCP Server to Google Cloud Platform​

  • Lecture 73: Create a new Gmail Account (if you prefer to)
  • Lecture 74: Create a Google Cloud Project
  • Lecture 75: Install and Setup Google Cloud Command Line Interface (gcloud CLI)
  • Lecture 76: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 77: Build Docker Image for Google Cloud
  • Lecture 78: Deploy MCP SSE Server to Google Cloud Run
  • Lecture 79: Test MCP SSE Server on Google Cloud

Section 11: New Streamable HTTP Transport - Overview​

  • Lecture 80: Quick Recap of MCP and What is Streamable HTTP
  • Lecture 81: Streamable HTTP Lifecycle using Sequence Diagram
  • Lecture 82: Initialisation Phase of Streamable HTTP
  • Lecture 83: MCP Client Requests in Streamable HTTP
  • Lecture 84: MCP Client Notifications and Responses in Streamable HTTP
  • Lecture 85: MCP Client Listening to Messages from the Server in Streamable HTTP
  • Lecture 86: Session handling in Streamable HTTP
  • Lecture 87: External Resources for keeping up to date with changes
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Section 12: Build a Streamable HTTP MCP Server​

  • Lecture 88: GitHub Repo Link for the Streamable HTTP Server and Client Codes
  • Lecture 89: Streamable HTTP MCP Server - Step-by-step demo

Section 13: Build a Streamable HTTP MCP Client using Gemini and Google ADK​

  • Lecture 90: Introduction and Preview of What We'll Build
  • Lecture 91: GitHub Repo Link for the Streamable HTTP Server and Client Codes
  • Lecture 92: GOOGLE_API_KEY setup
  • Lecture 93: Code overview
  • Lecture 94: MCP Client User Interface - cmd.py
  • Lecture 95: MCP Client Implementation - client.py
  • Lecture 96: MCP Agent Implementation - agent.py
  • Lecture 97: Code - MCP config json file
  • Lecture 98: Code for Utilities & STDIO Server + Environment Setup

Section 14: Streamlit User Interface for MCP Client​

  • Lecture 99: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 100: Streamlit UI MCP Client Overview
  • Lecture 101: Streamlit UI Demo
  • Lecture 102: Comparing our UI with Claude Desktop!
  • Lecture 103: Install Python, UV and VS Code (skip if done earlier)
  • Lecture 104: Setup Directories (skip if done earlier)
  • Lecture 105: Setup Google Gemini API Key (verify again if done earlier)
  • Lecture 106: Create Virtual Environment and Install Dependencies
  • Lecture 107: Get Streamlit UI Code
  • Lecture 108: Streamlit App Imports and State Initialisation
  • Lecture 109: Code for Utility Functions
  • Lecture 110: Streamlit App Sidebar Code
  • Lecture 111: Building the Main Chat UI for the App
  • Lecture 112: Core Logic For Query Handling
  • Lecture 113: Trigger Logic for Send and Other Chat Buttons
  • Lecture 114: Streamlit App MCP Client Code
  • Lecture 115: theailanguage_config.json and other files
  • Lecture 116: Running the Streamlit UI

Section 15: A2A or Agent to Agent Protocol - Lifecycle and Core Components​

  • Lecture 117: Introduction - what are LLMs, Agents and MCP
  • Lecture 118: Why A2A Protocol? A2A vs MCP
  • Lecture 119: Discovery - A2A Client, A2A Server, Agent Card
  • Lecture 120: Initiation - Tasks, Messages, Parts
  • Lecture 121: Processing - Artifacts, Streaming, Push Notifications, Non-streaming
  • Lecture 122: Interaction - input-required state
  • Lecture 123: Completion Flow & Summary of A2A
  • Unpublished lecture: Note for Windows Users on MCP - Streamlit Integration
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Section 16: Building your own A2A Client and A2A Server​

  • Lecture 124: A Note on A2A Protocol Implementation
  • Lecture 125: A2A Client and Server implementation with Agent Discovery and Tasks
  • Lecture 126: Setup Instructions for Windows Users

Section 17: Build your own A2A Agent with Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)​

  • Lecture 127: Introduction and A2A Agent Architecture
  • Lecture 128: Quick Demo of the A2A Agent
  • Lecture 129: Code and Gemini API Key Setup
  • Lecture 130: Important Update to Google ADK
  • Lecture 131: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 132: Run your A2A Agent Server and Client
  • Lecture 133: Agent Code Walkthrough
  • Lecture 134: Agent Taskmanager Code Walkthrough
  • Lecture 135: Agent main.py code walkthrough
  • Lecture 136: Client code walkthrough - part 1
  • Lecture 137: Client code walkthrough - part 2 - Manual Agent Discovery
  • Lecture 138: Client code walkthrough - part 3
  • Lecture 139: App code walkthrough
  • Lecture 140: Quick Recap of Code Architecture
  • Lecture 141: Models code walkthrough

Section 18: A2A with Multiple Agents​

  • Lecture 142: Multi-agent A2A Architecture

Section 19: Connect 3 Agents with A2A​

  • Lecture 143: Quick preview of what we'll build
  • Lecture 144: A2A Architecture Recap
  • Lecture 145: Agent Discovery and Registry
  • Lecture 146: Orchestrator Host Agent
  • Lecture 147: Orchestrator Taskmanager
  • Lecture 148: Orchestrator entry python script
  • Lecture 149: Greeting agent
  • Lecture 150: Summary and other files, folders
  • Lecture 151: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 152: Setup the code & API Key
  • Lecture 153: Important Update to Google ADK
  • Lecture 154: Running the agents and client
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Section 20: A2A with MCP​

  • Lecture 155: Multi-agent A2A + MCP Architecture

Section 21: Implementing Agents with A2A with MCP​

  • Lecture 156: Quick preview of what we'll build
  • Lecture 157: A2A + MCP Architecture Recap
  • Lecture 158: Code Setup
  • Lecture 159: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 160: Important Update to Google ADK
  • Lecture 161: Running the code
  • Lecture 162: Code - orchestrator.py with MCP Logic
  • Lecture 163: Code - mcp_connect.py
  • Lecture 164: Code - mcp_discovery.py

Section 22: A2A Python SDK​

  • Lecture 165: Introduction to the A2A Python SDK
  • Lecture 166: What is the A2A Python SDK?
  • Lecture 167: Demo 1 - Understanding Single-turn A2A Agent Streaming Task Updates
  • Lecture 168: Demo 2 - Understanding Multi-turn A2A Agent Streaming Task Updates
  • Lecture 169: Setting up and Running the Code
  • Lecture 170: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 171: Code Walkthrough: A2A Client
  • Lecture 172: Code Walkthrough: Agent
  • Lecture 173: Code Walkthrough: AgentExecutor
  • Lecture 174: Code Walkthrough: Agent main.py

Section 23: Building a Vision Agents with Google ADK + A2A​

  • Lecture 175: Introduction & Preview of What We'll Build
  • Lecture 176: Code Setup, Get Gemini Key
  • Lecture 177: Instructions for Windows Users
  • Lecture 178: Running the Code
  • Lecture 179: Code Walkthrough - Intro and main.py
  • Lecture 180: Code Walkthrough - task_manager.py
  • Lecture 181: Code walkthrough - agent.py
  • Lecture 182: Note - Sample Images and Orchestrator Update

Section 24: Deploy A2A Agent using Docker to gcloud​

  • Lecture 183: Deploy A2A Agent using Docker to gcloud
  • Lecture 184: Instructions for Windows Users

Section 25: Bringing it all together - Let's Live Code an A2A + MCP Multi-agent System​

  • Lecture 185: Introduction
  • Lecture 186: Requirements
  • Lecture 187: Important note on Python Version | How to Access Code Repository
  • Lecture 188: Project Setup
  • Lecture 189: Notes for Windows users
  • Lecture 190: 1.1 MCP Server - STDIO
  • Lecture 191: 1.2 MCP Server - Streamable HTTP
  • Lecture 192: 2.1 MCP Client - Design & Config
  • Lecture 193: 2.2 MCP Client - Discovery
  • Lecture 194: 2.3 MCP Client - Connector
  • Lecture 195: 3.1 A2A Setup
  • Lecture 196: 3.2 A2A Remote Agent - base code
  • Lecture 197: 3.3 A2A Remote Agent - main code
  • Lecture 198: 3.4 A2A Remote Agent - executor code
  • Lecture 199: 3.5 A2A Remote Agent - invoke Function
  • Lecture 200: 3.6 A2A Server - code
  • Lecture 201: 4.1 A2A - Registry
  • Lecture 202: 4.2 A2A - Discovery
  • Lecture 203: 4.3 A2A - Connector
  • Lecture 204: 5.1 A2A Host Agent - Orchestrator
  • Lecture 205: 5.2 A2A Host Agent - List agents and delegate tasks
  • Lecture 206: 5.3 A2A Host Agent - executor code
  • Lecture 207: 5.4 A2A Host Agent - main code
  • Lecture 208: 6 A2A Command Line App and Client
  • Lecture 209: API Key and Environment Setup
  • Lecture 210: Other Code Changes
  • Lecture 211: GET THE CODE
  • Lecture 212: DEMO

Section 26: Deep dive into MCP OAuth Authentication (Google Sign In)​

  • Lecture 213: Complete Overview of MCP OAuth Authentication
  • Lecture 214: Creating an Authorisation Server on Google Cloud
  • Lecture 215: Github Repo Link
  • Lecture 216: Full Code Implementation for Google Sign In Using FastMCP
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