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AI, LLMs & MCP

How language models work, how to run them locally, and how to connect them to tools safely.

Planned lessons (10)

These are sample cards showing the launch scope. Lessons appear here once written and approved.

AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

What an LLM Is and How It Works

tokenstransformersinference
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Beginner
Sources
3 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

Prompt Engineering for Reliable Outputs

instruction hierarchyexamplesconstraints
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Beginner
Sources
3 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lesson 1
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

Model Selection and Benchmarking

qualitylatencylicensing
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Beginner–Intermediate
Sources
3 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lesson 1
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

Running Local LLMs: 8–16 GB

Ollama/LM Studioquantizationoverhead
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Beginner
Sources
4 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lessons 1 and 3
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

Running Local LLMs: 24–32 GB

model fitcontextspeed
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Beginner–Intermediate
Sources
3 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lessons 3–4
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

Running Local LLMs: 64–128 GB

multi-GPU vs unified RAMthroughput
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Sources
3 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lessons 3–5
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

RAG Architecture Fundamentals

embeddingsretrievalgrounding
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Beginner–Intermediate
Sources
3 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lessons 1–3
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

MCP Clients, Servers, and Tools

protocoltransportpermissions
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Beginner–Intermediate
Sources
4 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lessons 1–2
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

AI Agents and Tool Orchestration

planningexecutionboundaries
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Beginner–Intermediate
Sources
3 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lessons 2, 3, 8
AI, LLMs & MCPDraft — in review

AI Evaluations, Safety, and Observability

rubricseval datasetstraces
Duration
15 / 30 min
Level
Intermediate
Sources
4 sources
Verified
Not yet verified
Prerequisite:
Lessons 1–3 and 9