Market expectations for developers are rising fast: today, clients expect not only basic prompt-writing skills but also hands-on experience with the Model Context Protocol (MCP). In this talk, we’ll show that MCP isn’t as complex as it seems. We’ll walk through the journey from a standard REST API to a fully functional MCP server. You’ll learn the key features of the protocol, the essential libraries, and the security considerations needed to enable AI to interact with your backend autonomously.

Many developers create a separate layer for working with APIs, but Nikita believes that this approach is inefficient — it is better to generate code from your API contract. The talk will cover the following topics: how does SDK differ from API, and why is SDK preferable for development? How can you automatically generate an SDK for Swagger and GraphQL? What should you do if you don’t have an API contract? And finally, why is it important for backend developers to understand React? The talk will help optimize development processes and simplify team interactions, making working with APIs more predictable and convenient.