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Resources
Expose static and dynamic read-only data for the AI to query. Part of the free MCP Academy — every lesson below is open to everyone, no signup required.
3 lessons240 XP~22 min total100% free
// LESSONS IN THIS MODULE
- 01Resource Fundamentals6 min · 80 XP
Resources are Read-Only Data Unlike Tools (which do things), Resources expose data for the AI to inspect. Think of them as files, database rows, or st...
- 02Resource Templates7 min · 80 XP
Dynamic URIs If you have thousands of records (e.g., Jira tickets), you cannot register 10,000 static Resources. Instead, you use Resource Templates ....
- 03Pagination & Subscriptions9 min · 80 XP
Pagination via Cursors For API endpoints that return massive lists, MCP supports cursor-based pagination. If a resource list response contains too muc...