Building an MCP for an AI Engine — Your 6-Week Journey
A free, hands-on cohort for 4th and 5th year Computer Science and Computer Engineering students. In six weeks, you'll go from "what's an MCP?" to a working MCP server, connected to an AI engine like Claude, fully documented, and live on GitHub.
Cohort #1
Building an MCP for an AI Engine
6 weeks • Free
Wed & Sat online 1:30–3:30 PM (2h) + Monday on-site 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Applications for this cohort are closed.
Program overview
Building an MCP for an AI Engine — Your 6-Week Journey
A free, hands-on cohort for 4th and 5th year Computer Science and Computer Engineering students. In six weeks, you'll go from "what's an MCP?" to a working MCP server, connected to an AI engine like Claude, fully documented, and live on GitHub.
What you'll walk away with
- A real, working MCP server — your own project, your own tools, your own GitHub repository.
- Something you can show in interviews and add to your resume.
- May count toward your graduation Summer Training requirement, based on your university supervisor.
How the program works
- Two live group sessions a week (90 minutes each) — taught online over Zoom.
- Three on-site workshop days across the six weeks — hands-on setup, code review, and Demo Day.
- A weekly 1:1 session with your mentor (30 minutes, scheduled around your week) — to unblock you, review your code, and keep your project moving.
- No GitHub experience needed. We start from zero — creating your first account, your first repository, your first commit.
The 6-week journey
| Week | Focus | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get set up & build your first MCP tool | 2 live sessions + on-site Git/GitHub kickoff + 1:1 mentor session |
| 2 | Design your own tools | 2 live sessions + 1:1 mentor session |
| 3 | Connect your tools to real data | 2 live sessions + 1:1 mentor session |
| 4 | Make it safe & reliable | 2 live sessions + on-site code review day + 1:1 mentor session |
| 5 | Test it & write docs people can follow | 2 live sessions + 1:1 mentor session |
| 6 | Ship it on GitHub & Demo Day | 2 live sessions + on-site Demo Day + 1:1 mentor session |
Pick your project
You'll choose your own idea in Week 2. If you're not sure where to start, these five are the easiest to finish — no paid API keys, no logins, no complicated setup:
Notes & FAQ Search
Search your own notes, fully offline.
Personal Expense Tracker
Summarize spending from a simple spreadsheet.
To-Do List
Add, list, and complete tasks.
Weather Briefing
Pull live weather from a free public API.
Quote of the Day
Fetch a random quote from a free public API.
Want a bigger challenge? Repo health checkers, course planners, job application trackers, and sports stats servers are all on the table too.
Is this for you?
- You're in your 4th or 5th year of CS or CE.
- You can commit a few hours a week for six weeks.
- You can join live sessions and the three on-site workshop days.
- You're curious about AI tools and want to ship something real, not just learn theory.
What happens next
- 1Submit your application online.
- 2We review your background and project interest.
- 3Accepted students receive cohort details and onboarding.
Good fit if you
- You're in your 4th or 5th year of CS or CE.
- You can commit a few hours a week for six weeks.
- You can join live sessions and the three on-site workshop days.
- You're curious about AI tools and want to ship something real, not just learn theory.
Application
Applications are closed
We are no longer accepting applications for Building an MCP for an AI Engine (Cohort #1). Browse other open academy programs or contact us if you have questions.