Model ContextProtocol
Standardizing the connection between AI models and datasets. I build MCP Servers that expose local resources and tools to LLMs securely.
01 — Official Structure
Standardized Server Layout
A robust MCP server requires a clean separation of concerns. I adhere to the official Python SDK structure, ensuring scalability for tool definitions, resource handling, and prompt templates.
- ● src/tools: Executable functions
- ● src/resources: Data contexts
- ● tests: Integration reliability
Security Protocol (Localhost)
02 — Implementation & Logic
Type-Safe Tool Definitions
Building an MCP server isn't just about exposing functions. It's about defining rigid schemas that the Model can understand without ambiguity. I use the FastMCP framework to decorate Python functions with Pydantic models, automatically generating the JSON-RPC interfaces required by the protocol.
from mcp.server.fastmcp import FastMCP
from pydantic import Field
# Initialize Server
mcp = FastMCP("MyDataEngine")
@mcp.tool()
def query_metrics(
metric_name: str = Field(..., description="Target metric (e.g. 'dau')"),
range: str = Field("7d", description="Time range string")
) -> dict:
"""Safely retrieves aggregated metrics from Gold Layer."""
# Internal validation logic
if metric_name not in ALLOWED_METRICS:
raise ValueError("Metric restricted via Governance Policy")
return backend.fetch(metric_name, range)
@mcp.resource("config://pipeline_status")
def get_status() -> str:
"""Exposes real-time pipeline health as a readable resource."""
return system.check_health()
Note: The @mcp.tool() decorator automatically handles the JSON Schema conversion. When Claude calls query_metrics, the server validates inputs against the Pydantic field definitions before any code executes.
03 — Vector Architecture
Retrieval Engine
Context window limits are no longer the bottleneck; retrieval accuracy is. I implement Hybrid Search architectures that combine dense vector similarity with sparse lexical matching (BM25) to capture both semantic meaning and exact keyword matches.
HNSW Indexing
Hierarchical Navigable Small World graphs implementation for sub-millisecond approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) search across billion-scale vectors.
Re-Ranking Models
Deploying cross-encoder models (e.g. BGE-Reranker) as a second-stage pass to strictly order retrieved chunks by relevance before context injection.
Embedding Strategy
Fine-tuned sentence-transformers on domain-specific corpora to align vector space with enterprise vernacular (e.g. medical or legal taxonomies).
Metadata Filtering
Pre-filtering vector queries using scalar metadata (Time, Author, Category) to drastically reduce search space and improve precision.
04 — Agentic Patterns
Beyond simple chains.
Cognitive loops.
I design autonomous agents utilizing the ReAct (Reasoning + Acting) paradigm. Instead of linear execution, these agents maintain a "Thought" trace, observe tool outputs, and iteratively refine their approach to solve multi-step problems.
- Plan Formulation & Self-Correction
- Long-term Memory (Vector Stores)
- Tool-use Capability with Error Handling
05 — Evaluation & Metrics
RAGAS
A framework to quantify RAG pipeline performance. Measuring 'Faithfulness' and 'Answer Relevancy'.
TruLens
Feedback functions to detect hallucinations and bias in real-time. The "RAG Triad" validator.
DeepEval
Unit testing for LLMs. Asserting that outputs match expected semantic meaning, not just text.
Arize Phoenix
Production observability. Tracing spans, latency breakdown, and token usage cost analysis.
06 — Deployment
Containerization Strategy
MCP servers are stateless. I wrap them in optimized Docker images (Distroless/Alpine) to minimize attack surface. These containers are orchestrated via Kubernetes, allowing horizontal scaling based on request queue depth.
COPY . /app
RUN pip install uv
CMD ["uv", "run", "server.py"]
kind: Deployment
replicas: 3
strategy: RollingUpdate