MCP Academy · Lesson

Tools: Actions the Model Takes

Functions the AI invokes to do something.

Meet the First Primitive

MCP gives a model three building blocks. The first is the tool: a function the AI can actually run to do something in the world. 🔧

Tools Take Action

A tool is for doing, not just knowing. Sending an email, querying a database, or creating a file all belong here because each one changes or fetches live state.

All lessons in this course

  1. Tools: Actions the Model Takes
  2. Resources: Data the Model Reads
  3. Prompts: Reusable Instructions
  4. Picking the Right Primitive
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