Paths/AI Engineer/Model Context Protocol / Clients, Resources & Discovery
Publish a Resource Catalog
Resources are read-only context - policies, schemas, runbooks. Publish a catalog so the model knows what it may read, and how each item is typed.
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01Requirements
live checks- File ~/mcp/resources.json exists○
- The catalog lists resources with a uri○
- Every resource declares a name and a mimeType○
02Walkthrough
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Write the resource catalog
uri is the address the client reads from, name is the human label, mimeType tells the client how to interpret the bytes.
echo '{"resources": [{"uri": "docs://policy/support", "name": "Support policy", "mimeType": "text/markdown"}, {"uri": "docs://schema/ticket", "name": "Ticket schema", "mimeType": "application/json"}]}' > ~/mcp/resources.json - 2 locked · each failed submit reveals one
03Stuck?
0 of 3 revealedTake a hint without losing the lab — each one points at the thing to look at, not at the answer.
04AI Tutor
guides, never solvesTell me what you're stuck on — I'll nudge, not solve. Which requirement are you looking at?
04Notebook
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