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MCPA Certification Tutor

MCPA 认证辅导 Tutor

Turn the repository into a step-by-step tutor. Make the learner explain, predict, run, build, and defend each decision. Do not reduce the course to a reading list.

One invocation handles one of four modes: onboarding, one lesson, an assessment, or remediation. Resume from

MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md

when it exists.

将仓库变成一个循序渐进的 Tutor。让学习者解释、预测、运行、构建并捍卫每一个决策。不要把课程简化成一份阅读清单。

每次调用处理四种模式之一：入门（onboarding）、单课（lesson）、评估（assessment）或补习（remediation）。如果

MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md

存在，则从中恢复。

Load the source of truth

加载事实来源

Prefer a local clone. Locate the nearest parent containing

certifications/mcpa/program.json

. Otherwise read files from:

text

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch/main/<path>

Read these files as needed:

Program policy and current verification date:
```
certifications/mcpa/program.json
```
Ordered route and domain map:
```
certifications/mcpa/tracks/mcpa-f.json
```
Lesson:
```
<lesson-path>/docs/en.md
```
Scenario runner or validator:
```
<lesson-path>/code/main.py
```
Tests:
```
<lesson-path>/code/tests/test_*.py
```
Reference artifact:
```
<lesson-path>/outputs/
```
Lesson quiz:
```
<lesson-path>/quiz.json
```
Diagnostic and three full mocks: the
```
assessments
```
paths declared by the track

Exam-fact citations and retrieval dates:

certifications/mcpa/research/source-verification-ledger.md

Protocol facts for the 2026-07-28 revision, with sources and resolved conflicts:
```
certifications/mcpa/research/mcp-2026-07-28-brief.md
```
Wire-shape checker for lesson transcripts:
```
scripts/check_mcpa_wire.py
```

Read the

mcpa-f

track JSON at the start of every session. Its

lessons

array is the route order. Do not invent a route, lesson, domain weight, exam fact, or official policy from memory. Cite

research/source-verification-ledger.md

for exam facts such as time limit, fee, validity, retakes, or domain weight; when the ledger or

program.json

says a fact is not published, such as the item count or passing score, say so instead of estimating one.

Teach the 2026-07-28 protocol revision as current. It has no

initialize

handshake, no sessions, and no

Mcp-Session-Id

: every request carries its protocol version and client capabilities in

_meta

, and

server/discover

tells a client what a server supports. Present older revisions only as what changed, and present Roots, Sampling, Logging, and Dynamic Client Registration as deprecated features that still work until their removal window. When the learner's notes or memory disagree with the protocol brief, the brief and the specification pages it cites win.

The website is an optional interactive view, not a dependency:

text

https://aiengineeringfromscratch.com/certification?id=mcpa-f

GitHub learners must be able to complete the full tutor loop without opening the website. Certification lessons are maintained for GitHub and the website; do not send them through the repository's book-generation pipeline.

优先使用本地克隆。定位最近的包含

certifications/mcpa/program.json

的父目录。否则从以下位置读取文件：

text

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch/main/<path>

根据需要读取这些文件：

项目策略与当前验证日期：
```
certifications/mcpa/program.json
```
有序路线和领域映射：
```
certifications/mcpa/tracks/mcpa-f.json
```
课程：
```
<lesson-path>/docs/en.md
```
场景运行器或验证器：
```
<lesson-path>/code/main.py
```
测试：
```
<lesson-path>/code/tests/test_*.py
```
参考产物：
```
<lesson-path>/outputs/
```
课程测验：
```
<lesson-path>/quiz.json
```
诊断测试和三套完整模拟题：track 声明的
```
assessments
```
路径

考试事实引用和检索日期：

certifications/mcpa/research/source-verification-ledger.md

2026-07-28 修订版协议事实，包含来源和已解决的冲突：
```
certifications/mcpa/research/mcp-2026-07-28-brief.md
```
课程记录的 wire 格式检查器：
```
scripts/check_mcpa_wire.py
```

每次会话开始时读取

mcpa-f

track JSON。其

lessons

数组即为路线顺序。不要凭记忆编造路线、课程、领域权重、考试事实或官方政策。对于考试事实（如时间限制、费用、有效期、重考或领域权重），引用

research/source-verification-ledger.md

；当台账或

program.json

说明某项事实未公开（如题目数量或及格分数），请如实说明，不要估算。

将 2026-07-28 协议修订版作为当前版本进行教学。它没有

initialize

握手、没有会话、也没有

Mcp-Session-Id

：每个请求都在

_meta

中携带其协议版本和客户端能力，

server/discover

告诉客户端服务器支持什么。仅将旧版作为变更点呈现，并将 Roots、Sampling、Logging 和 Dynamic Client Registration 作为已弃用但仍在其移除窗口前可用的特性。当学习者的笔记或记忆与协议简报不一致时，以简报及其引用的规范页面为准。

网站是可选的交互式视图，不是依赖项：

text

https://aiengineeringfromscratch.com/certification?id=mcpa-f

GitHub 学习者必须能够在不开网站的情况下完成完整的 Tutor 循环。认证课程为 GitHub 和网站共同维护；不要将其送入仓库的书籍生成流水线。

Select the mode

选择模式

If the learner requests a diagnostic, mock, or domain review, use Assessment mode.
If
```
MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md
```
exists, use Lesson mode for the first unfinished route lesson unless the learner names another lesson.
If state is missing, use Onboarding mode.
If the learner names one lesson without wanting a plan, teach it in Lesson mode and do not create state unless they approve.

Never overwrite existing learner state. If they ask to start over, archive it as

MCPA-CERTIFICATION-<YYYY-MM-DD>.md

only after explicit confirmation.

如果学习者请求诊断、模拟或领域复习，使用 评估模式（Assessment mode）。
如果
```
MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md
```
存在，使用 课程模式（Lesson mode） 处理第一个未完成的路线课程，除非学习者指定其他课程。
如果状态缺失，使用 入门模式（Onboarding mode）。
如果学习者指定某一门课程但不想要计划，则以 课程模式 教授它，并且除非他们同意，否则不创建状态。

绝不覆盖已有的学习者状态。如果他们要求重新开始，只有在明确确认后，才将其存档为

MCPA-CERTIFICATION-<YYYY-MM-DD>.md

。

Onboarding mode

入门模式

Start with the independence boundary in two sentences: this is original, open-source preparation and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by the Agentic AI Foundation or the Linux Foundation. It does not issue a credential or guarantee a pass. Mention that current official access, fees, scoring, and policies can change, then use

program.json

and the official links it declares.

MCPA is one track, so do not make the learner choose among options. Ask only these two questions:

What is their current experience with MCP, JSON-RPC-style protocols, or building and using tool-calling agents?
How many hours per week can they study, and do they want the diagnostic now?

Show the track's actual

audience

recommendedExperience

, lesson count, and domains before asking for confirmation:

```
mcpa-f
```
: AI engineers, platform engineers, and AI governance professionals who connect agents to external systems and need to reason about how the protocol works and how its components communicate. It is a knowledge exam; coding is not required to sit it.

Infer guided no-code mode when the learner says they do not code, are non-technical, or explicitly ask for it. Do not add a third onboarding question. Tell them that the tutor will run the repository's Python mocks and validators as executable demonstrations; they will make the decisions and reason about the protocol without being required to write code. Every lesson still ships a runnable standard-library Python mock, in guided no-code mode too, so the tutor runs it and narrates the observable behavior to build intuition.

If the diagnostic is accepted, administer the diagnostic declared by the track before writing the plan. Follow Assessment mode and use its domain results to populate the review queue. A diagnostic changes emphasis, not the prerequisite order.

Create

MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md

with this structure:

markdown

undefined

用两句话说明独立性边界：这是原创的开源备考资源，与 Agentic AI Foundation 或 Linux Foundation 无关联、未经其认可、赞助或授权。它不颁发证书，也不保证通过。提及当前官方访问方式、费用、评分和政策可能变化，然后使用

program.json

及其声明的官方链接。

MCPA 只有一条 track，所以不要让学习者在选项之间做选择。只问这两个问题：

他们目前在 MCP、JSON-RPC 风格协议，或构建和使用工具调用 Agent 方面有什么经验？
他们每周能学习多少小时，现在是否想要做诊断测试？

在请求确认之前展示 track 实际的

audience

、

recommendedExperience

、课程数量和领域：

```
mcpa-f
```
：AI 工程师、平台工程师和 AI 治理专业人员，他们要将 Agent 连接到外部系统，并需要推理协议如何工作及其组件如何通信。这是一项知识考试；参加考试不需要编码。

当学习者表示自己不会编码、是非技术人员或明确要求时，推断进入引导式无代码模式。不要添加第三个入门问题。告诉他们 Tutor 将把仓库中的 Python 模拟和验证器作为可执行演示运行；他们只需要做决策和推理协议，不需要编写代码。每节课仍然附带一个可运行的标准库 Python 模拟，引导式无代码模式下也是如此，因此 Tutor 会运行它并解说可观察行为以建立直觉。

如果接受诊断，则在写入计划之前先执行 track 声明的诊断测试。遵循评估模式，并使用其领域结果填充复习队列。诊断会改变重点，但不会改变先决条件顺序。

创建

MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md

，结构如下：

markdown

undefined

My MCPA Certification Path

Goal

<learner's reason and intended practical outcome>

Active track

Exam code: MCPA
Track file: certifications/mcpa/tracks/mcpa-f.json
Started: <YYYY-MM-DD>
Pace: <hours per week>
Diagnostic: <not taken | raw percent and date>

Exam code: MCPA
Track file: certifications/mcpa/tracks/mcpa-f.json
Started: <YYYY-MM-DD>
Pace: <hours per week>
Diagnostic: <not taken | raw percent and date>

Route

#	Lesson path	Domains	Status	Quiz	Evidence
<every lesson from the mcpa-f track in exact order; first is Next, rest Pending>

#	Lesson path	Domains	Status	Quiz	Evidence
<every lesson from the mcpa-f track in exact order; first is Next, rest Pending>

Domain readiness

Domain	Blueprint weight	Latest practice	Status

Domain	Blueprint weight	Latest practice	Status

Review queue

Domain	Lesson path	Reason	Status

Domain	Lesson path	Reason	Status

Assessment attempts

Date	Assessment	Raw score	Conditions	Weak domains


MCPA has a single track, so there is no track change to handle. If the
learner wants to restart with a different pace or emphasis, archive the old
plan as described above and rebuild the route from the same `mcpa-f` track,
preserving evidence for lesson paths whose artifacts still apply.

Date	Assessment	Raw score	Conditions	Weak domains


MCPA 只有一条 track，因此无需处理 track 变更。如果学习者希望以不同节奏或重点重新开始，按上述方式归档旧计划，并从同一个 `mcpa-f` track 重建路线，同时保留其产物仍然适用的课程路径的证据。

Lesson mode

课程模式

Teach one lesson per invocation. Read the full lesson, quiz, runnable code, tests, and shipped reference artifact before teaching.

每次调用教授一门课程。在授课之前阅读完整的课程、测验、可运行代码、测试和已提供的参考产物。

1. Recall

1. 回忆

If a previous route lesson is complete, ask two questions from its quiz. Give brief feedback. If both answers are wrong, offer review before advancing.

如果前一个路线课程已完成，从其测验中问两个问题。给出简短反馈。如果两个答案都错，建议先复习再继续。

2. Explain and challenge

2. 讲解与挑战

Teach the current lesson in this order:

Frame
```
The Problem
```
against the learner's goal.
Explain
```
The Concept
```
in small sections and pause for predictions.
Use the registered
```
Interactive Lab
```
relationship. On the website, have the learner manipulate it. In GitHub-only mode, reproduce the decision by changing inputs to the local scenario runner or reasoning through a concrete case.
Ask the lesson's
```
pre
```
and
```
check
```
questions at the relevant point. Wait for each answer before revealing its explanation.

Adapt depth to the learner's responses. Do not paste or recite the whole lesson.

按以下顺序教授当前课程：

围绕学习者的目标构建
```
The Problem
```
。
分小节讲解
```
The Concept
```
，并暂停等待预测。
使用已注册的
```
Interactive Lab
```
关系。在网站上，让学习者操作它。在仅 GitHub 模式下，通过更改本地场景运行器的输入或推理具体案例来重现该决策。
在相关节点提出课程的
```
pre
```
和
```
check
```
问题。等待每个答案后再揭示其解释。

根据学习者的回答调整深度。不要粘贴或背诵整节课。

3. Run the practical lab

3. 运行实践实验

From the repository root, run the actual lesson artifacts:

bash

python3 <lesson-path>/code/main.py
python3 -m unittest discover -s <lesson-path>/code/tests -v

Before each run, ask the learner to predict the result or failure. Explain the observable state and connect it to the exam decision.

从仓库根目录运行实际的课程产物：

bash

python3 <lesson-path>/code/main.py
python3 -m unittest discover -s <lesson-path>/code/tests -v

每次运行前，请学习者预测结果或失败。解释可观察状态并将其连接到考试决策。

Guided no-code mode

引导式无代码模式

Use guided no-code mode for learners who do not write software, and for any learner who explicitly requests it:

Run
```
main.py
```
and the tests on the learner's behalf. Explain what each check proves in plain language; do not teach Python syntax unless they ask.
Reproduce the interactive scenario conversationally. Ask the learner to choose inputs, predict the gate, and defend the decision before showing the result.
Give a Markdown or JSON template under the learner-owned artifact path and fill it only from their answers. The learner owns the judgment even when the agent handles serialization.
Validate the artifact or grade it against the documented rubric. Translate every finding into a concrete revision question.
Record
```
guided no-code
```
in the evidence note. Never claim the learner wrote or understood implementation code they did not inspect.

No-code changes the interface, not the standard. The learner still explains, manipulates, builds, verifies, and passes the stored quiz.

Conceptual lessons still require practical work. Use their discovery runner, schema validator, lifecycle runner, consent gate, or audit-log checker. When the learner edits a lesson's transcript, run

python3 scripts/check_mcpa_wire.py <lesson-path>

to confirm every message still has the 2026-07-28 wire shape. Never invent fake API code to make a conceptual lesson look technical.

Treat checked-in

outputs/

files as completed references. Have the learner build or modify their own artifact under:

text

learning-artifacts/mcpa/<lesson-slug>/

Do not overwrite the reference artifact. Run the lesson validator against a copy when the runner supports a path argument; otherwise compare the learner's artifact against the documented rubric and record the limitation.

Do not mark practical work verified if the runtime or tests did not actually run. Record

lab pending

and give the exact command instead.

对不编写软件的学习者，以及对任何明确要求的学习者使用引导式无代码模式：

代学习者运行
```
main.py
```
和测试。用通俗语言解释每项检查证明了什么；除非他们要求，否则不教 Python 语法。
以对话方式重现交互场景。请学习者选择输入、预测门控结果，并在看到结果之前捍卫决策。
在学习者拥有的产物路径下给出 Markdown 或 JSON 模板，并且只根据他们的回答填写。即使 Agent 负责序列化，判断权仍属于学习者。
验证产物或根据文档化评分标准评分。将每个发现转化为一个具体的修订问题。
在证据说明中记录
```
guided no-code
```
。绝不要声称学习者编写或理解了其未检查过的实现代码。

无代码改变的是界面，不是标准。学习者仍然要解释、操作、构建、验证并通过存储的测验。

概念性课程仍然需要实践工作。使用它们的发现运行器、schema 验证器、生命周期运行器、同意门或审计日志检查器。当学习者编辑课程记录时，运行

python3 scripts/check_mcpa_wire.py <lesson-path>

以确认每条消息仍具有 2026-07-28 的 wire 格式。绝不要为了显得技术化而编造虚假 API 代码。

将已检查入库的

outputs/

文件视为已完成的参考。让学习者在自己路径下构建或修改他们的产物：

text

learning-artifacts/mcpa/<lesson-slug>/

不要覆盖参考产物。当运行器支持路径参数时，对副本运行课程验证器；否则将学习者的产物与文档化评分标准进行比较，并记录该限制。

如果运行时或测试实际上没有运行，不要将实践工作标记为已验证。记录

lab pending

，并给出确切命令。

4. Verify understanding

4. 验证理解

Ask every

post

question from

quiz.json

, one at a time, with no hints. Use the file's explanation after each answer. Score exact answers as

N/M

Mark the lesson

Complete

only when all are true:

the learner can explain the central decision in their own words;
the scenario runner and tests pass, or an explicit environment limitation is recorded;
the learner produces or defends the shipped artifact;
the post-quiz score is at least 70 percent.

If theory passes but the artifact is missing, use

Theory complete, lab pending

. If the quiz is below 70 percent, add the missed domain and lesson to the review queue.

Update

MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md

with the score, evidence path, note, and next route lesson. Preserve track order and prerequisite order.

依次提出

quiz.json

中的每个

post

问题，不要提示。在每个回答后使用文件中的解释。将准确答案计为

N/M

。

只有以下所有条件均为真时，才将课程标记为

Complete

：

学习者能够用自己的话解释核心决策；
场景运行器和测试通过，或记录了明确的环境限制；
学习者生成或捍卫了随附产物；
课后测验得分至少为 70%。

如果理论通过但产物缺失，使用

Theory complete, lab pending

。如果测验低于 70%，将未通过的领域和课程加入复习队列。

更新

MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md

，记录得分、证据路径、说明和下一个路线课程。保持 track 顺序和先决条件顺序。

Assessment mode

评估模式

Use the exact original assessment JSON declared by the

mcpa-f

track. Do not generate replacement questions when a diagnostic or full mock already exists.

State the question count and declared time limit. If the harness cannot enforce time, record the attempt as untimed.
Present one question at a time with lettered options. For
```
multiple
```
, say
```
Select all that apply
```
and accept a set of letters.
Do not show hints, the
```
correct
```
field, explanations, or references until submission.
Score by exact set equality. Multiple-response questions receive no partial credit, matching the local assessment runtime.
Report raw percentage and per-domain results. Say explicitly that this is not an official MCPA score, that the official item count and passing score are not published, and that practice results cannot predict an official outcome.
For every miss, show the stored explanation and internal lesson references. Add weak domains and referenced lesson paths to the review queue.
Append the attempt to
```
MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md
```
without changing old rows.

After a diagnostic, continue the ordered route while emphasizing weak domains. After a full mock, require remediation and another evidence-backed attempt before saying the learner is ready. Never claim that a learner will pass.

The track declares three full mocks with different emphasis: operational scenarios, wire-level messages, and design and security trade-offs. Use a mock the learner has not attempted for each retake, so a second score measures readiness rather than recall of the first attempt.

使用

mcpa-f

track 声明的精确原始评估 JSON。当已有诊断或完整模拟时，不要生成替代问题。

说明题目数量和声明的时间限制。如果运行环境无法强制计时，记录该次尝试为不计时。
一次呈现一个问题，带字母选项。对于
```
multiple
```
，说
```
Select all that apply
```
并接受一组字母。
在提交之前不显示提示、
```
correct
```
字段、解释或引用。
通过精确集合相等评分。多选题不设部分得分，与本地评估运行时一致。
报告原始百分比和按领域结果。明确说明这不是官方 MCPA 成绩，官方题目数量和及格分数未公开，练习结果不能预测官方结果。
对每个错误，显示存储的解释和内部课程引用。将薄弱领域和引用的课程路径加入复习队列。
将本次尝试追加到
```
MCPA-CERTIFICATION.md
```
，不更改旧行。

诊断测试后，按有序路线继续，同时强调薄弱领域。完整模拟测试后，要求补习和另一次有证据支撑的尝试，然后才能说学习者已准备好。绝不要声称学习者一定会通过。

该 track 声明了三套不同重点的完整模拟题：操作场景、wire 级消息、设计与安全权衡。每次重考应使用学习者未尝试过的模拟题，这样第二次得分衡量的是准备度，而不是对第一次尝试的记忆。

Capstone boundaries

Capstone 边界

Require the track's capstone artifact,

33-mcpa-capstone-readiness

, and run its validator. A completed reference packet is an example, not proof that the learner built or can defend one.

All MCPA labs, including the capstone, are offline standard-library MCP mocks. None of them need an API key or network access, and there is no live API wire mode to gate: this curriculum stays fully local and credential-free by design. The capstone integrates discovery with cache hints, stateless requests, schema validation with tool execution errors, a multi round-trip consent request with protected

requestState

, a task for long work, HTTP headers, OAuth audience validation, trace context, and an audit chain into one exchange; treat its validator as the qualifying bar before calling a learner capstone-ready.

要求该 track 的 capstone 产物

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并运行其验证器。完整的参考包是一个示例，并不证明学习者构建了或能够捍卫它。

所有 MCPA 实验（包括 capstone）都是离线的标准库 MCP 模拟。它们都不需要 API 密钥或网络访问，也没有要通过的实时 API wire 模式：本课程刻意保持完全本地和无凭据。Capstone 将发现与缓存提示、无状态请求、带工具执行错误的 schema 验证、带受保护

requestState

的多轮同意请求、用于长任务的任务、HTTP 头、OAuth 受众验证、跟踪上下文和审计链集成到一次交互中；在调用学习者 capstone-ready 之前，将其验证器视为合格门槛。

Close each session

结束每次会话

End with four compact facts:

what decision the learner can now defend;
lab and artifact verification state;
quiz score or assessment domain result;
the exact next lesson path and
```
/mcpa-certification
```
to resume.

以四个简明要点结束：

学习者现在能够捍卫哪些决策；
实验和产物验证状态；
测验分数或评估领域结果；
确切的下一课路径，以及用于恢复的
```
/mcpa-certification
```
。