---
title: MCP server learning resources
description: This article provides a list of resources for .NET developers who are building MCP servers.
ms.date: 09/04/2025
ms.topic: reference
---

# MCP server learning resources

This article contains an organized list of the best learning resources for .NET developers who are building Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Resources include samples, documentation, videos, and workshops.

## Getting started

| Link | Description |
|------|-------------|
|[Anthropic - Getting Started with MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro)|Anthropic's official guide to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and overview on how to get started writing or using an MCP server.|
|[Create a minimal MCP server using C# and publish to NuGet](../quickstarts/build-mcp-server.md)|A quick guide to writing an MCP server in VS Code and publishing it to NuGet.|
|[MCP for Beginners GitHub repo](https://github.com/microsoft/mcp-for-beginners)|A Microsoft-official GitHub repository with a full, hands-on curriculum for developing MCP servers in .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, and Python.|
|[Build agents using MCP on Azure](/azure/developer/ai/build-openai-mcp-server-dotnet)| A walkthrough on how to connect an MCP client using Azure OpenAI and MCP server to Azure Container Apps. |

## Libraries

| Link                                                             | Description |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| [MCP C# SDK](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk) | Microsoft and Anthropic's official C# SDK for MCP servers and clients. |

## Samples

| Link | Description |
|------|-------------|
|[MCP Workshop GitHub repo](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/mcp-workshop-dotnet)|A sample MCP server and client with corresponding, step-by-step walkthroughs on how to implement them and how MCP works.|

## Documentation

| Link | Description |
|------|-------------|
|[MCP C# SDK Documentation](https://modelcontextprotocol.github.io/csharp-sdk/index.html)|Anthropic's official guide to the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and overview on how to get started writing or using an MCP server.|
|[VS Code MCP Developer Guide](https://code.visualstudio.com/api/extension-guides/ai/mcp)| Official documentation for building, debugging, and registering an MCP server in VS Code.|

## Additional resources

| Link | Description |
|------|-------------|
|[MCP Inspector Tool](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector)|The Anthropic-official GitHub repo for the MCP Inspector tool, a visual testing and debugging tool for MCP servers.|
|[MCP servers for VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/mcp)|A hub for quickly installing first-party and third-party MCP servers in VS Code.|
|[Third party MCP servers](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers?tab=readme-ov-file#-third-party-servers)|A GitHub repo containing a comprehensive list of publicly available MCP servers.|

## Videos

| Link | Description |
|------|-------------|
|[MCP Dev Days (Microsoft Reactor)](https://developer.microsoft.com/reactor/series/S-1563/)|A 2-day virtual event and video series showing how to use and write MCP servers.|
|[ASP.NET Community Standup - Build MCP servers with ASP.NET Core](https://www.youtube.com/live/x_6iUhdHnhc?si=J8QQuirYWk0JXC_V)|A roundtable discussion and demo on building an MCP server with ASP.NET Core and the MCP C# SDK.|

## Communities

| Link | Description |
|------|-------------|
|[Anthropic MCP Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/modelcontextprotocol/discussions)|An open forum for discussing MCP in Anthropic's official MCP GitHub repo.|
|[Microsoft Foundry Discord](https://discord.com/invite/ByRwuEEgH4)|A Discord discussion space for developers looking to build with Microsoft AI tooling.|
