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Let's talk about MCP or the Model Context Protocol. This has been blowing up recently. A ton of people are covering it, especially on YouTube, but unfortunately, most people talking about this have no idea what it actually is, how it works, and how to explain it in a way where they're not going to confuse the heck out of you. I'm going to break down what it is in very simple terms, coming from someone who is actually a developer.

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NodeJS Install: https://nodejs.org/en/download

MCP Server Docs: https://docs.cursor.com/context/model-context-protocol

Coincap MCP Server: https://github.com/QuantGeekDev/coincap-mcp

Firecrawl API Site: https://www.firecrawl.dev/app?authSuccess=true&?status=Success!&status_description=You%20are%20now%20signed%20in.

MCP Server List (GitHub): https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers?tab=readme-ov-file#file-systems

Smithery MCP Directory: https://smithery.ai/

Sequential Thinking Smithery Page: https://smithery.ai/server/@smithery-ai/server-sequential-thinking

Firecrawl MCP Server Page: https://mcp.so/server/firecrawl-mcp-server/mendableai

⏳ Timestamps ⏳

00:00 | Overview

00:34 | Understanding Protocols & Standards

03:54 | MCP Explained

07:04 | Installing Node.js

07:50 | Adding MCP Servers to Cursor

16:32 | Installing from Smithery

17:22 | Installing Non Documented MCP Servers

18:54 | Auto Calling Tools

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