Guides & Demos

Short, practical steps to get something working—today.

Your first MCP server (Node)

  1. Initialize a project; add an MCP server package.
  2. Expose a hello_tool and a notes resource.
  3. Run locally; point your client; call the tool.

Expose MySQL as MCP resources

  1. Create read endpoints for tables/views with filters.
  2. Add safe write tools with validation & limits.
  3. Log calls and capture diffs for auditing.

Connect to OpenAI Responses/Agents

  1. Register your MCP server endpoint.
  2. Map tools and resources in your agent configuration.
  3. Test end‑to‑end with a sample task.

Production hardening checklist

  • AuthN/Z, rate limits, retries
  • Structured logging & trace IDs
  • Secrets management
  • Canary deploys & rollbacks
Want deep-dive tutorials? We’ll publish long-form guides and a public repo soon. In the meantime, see RAGDevelopment.com for retrieval patterns.