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Wrap a REST API as Tools

Turn external endpoints into callable tools.

Turn Endpoints into Tools

Any REST API can become MCP tools. Each endpoint becomes a callable function the model can invoke to fetch or send data. 🌐

Call HTTP from a Tool

Inside a tool you make an ordinary HTTP request, then return the response as text the model can read and reason about.

All lessons in this course

  1. Expose SQL Queries Safely
  2. Wrap a REST API as Tools
  3. Pool Connections in Lifespan
  4. Cache & Rate-Limit Upstreams
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