Want to get started with MCP on .NET but don’t know where to begin? 🚀
I’ve been architecting MCP integrations at Windows scale, and these are the resources I personally recommend for developers jumping into Model Context Protocol:
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗖𝗣 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀: 🔗 microsoft/mcp-for-beginners - https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners Open-source curriculum with real-world examples across .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, and Python. Perfect for understanding MCP architecture through practical implementation.
🔗 MCP server learning resources - .NET - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/ai/resources/mcp-servers Official Microsoft guidance specifically for .NET MCP server development.
🔗 microsoft/mcp - https://github.com/microsoft/mcp Official catalog of Microsoft MCP server implementations. Great for seeing production patterns and understanding how different data sources integrate.
𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲: 🔗 .NET for Beginners - https://dotnet.microsoft.com/learn 🔗 Training for .NET - https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet
Start with the fundamentals, understand the protocol design, then dive into implementation. MCP’s power comes from its modular architecture, but that flexibility can be overwhelming without solid foundations.
Pro tip: Begin with the mcp-for-beginners examples, then explore the official server catalog to see how different integration patterns work in practice. ⚡
What MCP scenarios are you looking to tackle first? 👇