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MCP for Android Developers

Learn MCP hosts, clients, servers, tools and authorization, then connect an Android experience to a controlled backend integration.

Intermediate to AdvancedSelf-paced7 modules13 available lessons

Your path, one skill at a time.

Learn MCP hosts, clients, servers, tools and authorization, then connect an Android experience to a controlled backend integration. Follow six teaching modules, each with a practical assignment, then combine the skills in the final project. Start with the introduction even if the tools are familiar: it defines the scope and boundaries of the path.

Self-paced. Complete each exercise and use its checkpoint before moving to the next module. Revisit any prerequisite you cannot yet demonstrate.

What you’ll learn

  • Explain every host, client and server in the architecture
  • Reject unauthorized tools and cross-user data access
  • Handle unavailable servers without exposing tokens or raw errors

THE CURRICULUM

Build your knowledge, step by step.

13 lessons across 7 modules. Open a module to explore its lessons and practical work.

01MODULE 01What MCP is and what it is not2 lessons · Self-paced
  • Host, client and server
  • Tools, resources and prompts
  • Android boundary

Understand the protocol before selecting a mobile integration.

  1. 01What MCP is and what it is notLesson · Self-paced
  2. 02Practice: What MCP is and what it is notLab · Self-paced

Ready to move on when: You can explain why MCP connectivity does not imply authorization.

02MODULE 02Discovery and capability negotiation2 lessons · Self-paced
  • Initialization
  • Tool discovery
  • Changes and compatibility

Build a client that learns supported operations instead of guessing.

  1. 01Discovery and capability negotiationLesson · Self-paced
  2. 02Practice: Discovery and capability negotiationLab · Self-paced

Ready to move on when: Unknown capabilities produce a controlled result rather than arbitrary execution.

03MODULE 03Transport and backend architecture2 lessons · Self-paced
  • Local versus remote transport
  • Backend mediation
  • Timeouts and cancellation

Choose a connection model that fits mobile constraints.

  1. 01Transport and backend architectureLesson · Self-paced
  2. 02Practice: Transport and backend architectureLab · Self-paced

Ready to move on when: Your Android client remains independent from server transport internals.

04MODULE 04Authorization and trust boundaries2 lessons · Self-paced
  • Scoped credentials
  • Per-user checks
  • Untrusted tool output

Protect both identity and the data returned by tools.

  1. 01Authorization and trust boundariesLesson · Self-paced
  2. 02Practice: Authorization and trust boundariesLab · Self-paced

Ready to move on when: Neither user text nor tool output can expand the granted authority.

05MODULE 05Tool execution and result design2 lessons · Self-paced
  • Argument validation
  • Result limits
  • Error semantics

Keep tool calls observable and predictable.

  1. 01Tool execution and result designLesson · Self-paced
  2. 02Practice: Tool execution and result designLab · Self-paced

Ready to move on when: A trace explains which operation ran, under whose authority and with what outcome.

06MODULE 06Testing a mobile MCP feature2 lessons · Self-paced
  • Contract tests
  • Agent evaluation
  • Operational fallback

Verify the protocol boundary and the user experience together.

  1. 01Testing a mobile MCP featureLesson · Self-paced
  2. 02Practice: Testing a mobile MCP featureLab · Self-paced

Ready to move on when: You can demonstrate a useful fallback without weakening the trust boundary.

07MODULE 07Capstone and portfolio review1 lessons · Self-paced
  • Explain every host, client and server in the architecture
  • Reject unauthorized tools and cross-user data access
  • Handle unavailable servers without exposing tokens or raw errors

Build an Android knowledge assistant backed by a read-only MCP integration with scoped access and auditable tool calls.

  1. 01Capstone: MCP for Android DevelopersProject · Self-paced

Ready to move on when: Demonstrate every acceptance criterion and explain the tradeoffs without relying on the lesson text.

PROVE YOUR SKILLS

A portfolio you can build, explain, and defend.

  • Explain every host, client and server in the architecture
  • Reject unauthorized tools and cross-user data access
  • Handle unavailable servers without exposing tokens or raw errors

Use the final review rubric to identify gaps. Lesson completion tracks study progress; readiness comes from independently demonstrating the work.

Open the portfolio review rubric →