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Model Context Protocol (MCP) Course

Hugging Face and Anthropic · on Hugging Face

FreeintermediateSelf-pacedCertificate

Built by Hugging Face in partnership with Anthropic, it covers MCP architecture and core concepts, then an end-to-end use case and a deployed use case, plus bonus units, with tools such as Gradio. For developers who want a free, hands-on MCP course with free certificates to complement Anthropic's own MCP courses.

Who it's for

Developers and builders. This is an intermediate course in AI Agents & Developer Tools, running about 4 units plus bonus; ~3-4 hours per week, about a week per unit.

Cost at a glance

Free. Course and certification are free with a Hugging Face account: a fundamentals certificate after Unit 1 and a completion certificate after the two use-case units. Price seen 2026-11-01.

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