Model Context Protocol: Advanced topics is a free course from Anthropic, online. It takes about 1.5 hours and ends with a free badge. We rate it advanced level; the provider doesn't say.
Suits engineers who already build MCP servers and need to understand sampling, notifications, roots and transport choices before going to production. It is free, Anthropic lists it at 1.5 hours, and passing the quiz earns a completion badge. The main caveat is that it assumes you know MCP basics and async programming. If you are new to the protocol, start with Introduction to Model Context Protocol, also free from Anthropic.
Free Claude Academy course from Anthropic for engineers building production MCP servers. Covers sampling, log and progress notifications, roots for file access, MCP message types, and the STDIO and StreamableHTTP transports, including when to choose stateless HTTP for scaling. Ends with a quiz and a completion badge.
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Level: advanced (our rating). Delivery: online, self-paced.
Basic understanding of MCP servers and clients; familiarity with async programming patterns
Free.
Certificate: free badge. Completion badge.
Anthropic, based in the US, offers this course worldwide, so learners in Ireland join the same course as everyone else. Details last confirmed on 22 Oct 2026.
No Irish scheme on our funding list (Springboard+, Skillnet Ireland, HEA Micro-Credential Learner Fee Subsidy 2026 and others) covers its cost.
Irish courses for developers and engineers on a shared topic: ISTQB Certified Tester: Testing with Generative AI (Tech Industry Alliance Skillnet).
See also: funded AI training in Ireland, AI courses for developers and engineers.
It's free.
About 1.5 hours, self-paced.
Yes: free badge. The provider calls it "Completion badge".
It's an advanced course (our rating; the provider does not state a level). Prerequisites: Basic understanding of MCP servers and clients; familiarity with async programming patterns.
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| Architecting agentic AI business solutionsMicrosoft Learn | Online | Free | Advanced | 3 daysDuration (as stated by provider) | Certificate not stated |
| Enterprise Agents and Use CasesGoogle Cloud | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 1.5 | Badge |
| Claude Code 101Anthropic | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 1.5 | Free badge |
| Introduction to Gemini EnterpriseGoogle Cloud | Online, self-paced | Free | Beginner | 2.5 | Free badge |
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