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Build Your First MCP Server
Lesson 2 of 62 / 4 checkpoints
Create your first tool

Your server is running. Now give it a tool the agent can call: a get_weather function that returns live data.

Checkpoints
Server starts and responds
Tool registered with the server
Tool returns weather data
Agent calls your tool
Terminal — workspace
$ node server.js
MCP server listening on stdio…
$ claude "add a get_weather tool"
● Adding get_weather to server.js…
Registered tool: get_weather(city)
✓ Checkpoint passed: Tool registered
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How Labs Work

From zero to a working project in one session

Each lab is a guided build. You learn by doing, with an Agent at your side and checkpoints that confirm your progress.

01

Open a lab

Every lab launches a real dev workspace in your browser. No installs, no API keys, no setup.

02

Build with an Agent

Follow short lessons and prompt an AI agent to write, run, and debug real code with you.

03

Pass checkpoints

Automated checks verify your work as you go, so you know what you built actually runs.

04

Keep your projects

Everything you build is yours. Download your workspace and keep shipping after the lab ends.

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