Not too long ago, I started building my first Microsoft Copilot Cowork plugin and found that the system I wanted Cowork to connect to needed an MCP server on top of it. This series is what I learned going down that rabbit hole, using one running example: a library with an SQL database of books.
The series
- MCP, Part 1: What it is and how it works
What MCP is, why AI apps need MCP servers, how hosts, clients and servers fit together, and when to build your own. - MCP, Part 2: Design, build, test and connect your MCP server (coming soon)
Common ways to design an MCP server’s tools, then building the library server and connecting it to Copilot Cowork with a plugin.
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