ruflo
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ai-engineering-from-scratch
MCPOpen sourceFree MIT curriculum with 523 lessons to learn, build, and ship AI agents, LLM apps, and MCP servers from scratch.
56kMIT
Learn it. Build it. Ship it for others.
Pros
- +523 lessons across 20 phases with reusable artifacts like prompts, skills, agents, and MCP servers
- +Covers Python, TypeScript, Rust, and Julia with hands-on end-to-end projects
- +Free and open source under MIT with translations in 12 languages
- +Includes certification prep and structured learning paths for agents and MCP
Cons
- −Very large curriculum (~342 hours) may overwhelm beginners without a clear starting point
- −Machine-translated lesson pages may have quality issues outside English
- −Requires self-discipline as a self-paced text-based course with no instructor support
Target audience: Developers and students who want a free, hands-on, end-to-end path to building production AI agents, LLM apps, and MCP servers.
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