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MCP Resources vs Tools vs Prompts: Stop Putting Everything in a Tool
The three primitives in the Model Context Protocol, what the model actually sees, and a rule of thumb for Dataverse, files, and internal APIs.
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Model Context Protocol
MCP servers, tool use, and connecting Claude to enterprise data without giving it the keys to production.
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Related series: Copilot in Dynamics 365
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An MCP Server for Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations: Natural-Language Access to ERP
How to expose Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations to Claude through MCP — the architecture, the data entity choices, the auth model, and the operations that should never be one prompt away.
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Building Your First MCP Server in Python: A Hands-On Walkthrough
From zero to a working Model Context Protocol server in about 100 lines — tools, resources, a local client test, and the traps that will bite you on day one.