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IrishMCP Ebook

AI and MCPs:
A Complete Irish Guide

A comprehensive, 12-chapter guide to Large Language Models, the Model Context Protocol, and Ireland's open data ecosystem. Written for professionals, business owners, and curious people — no coding experience required.

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Table of Contents

Part I: Understanding AI

1.The AI Revolution and Ireland
2.How Large Language Models Work
3.From Chatbots to Intelligent Assistants

Part II: The Model Context Protocol

4.The Problem MCP Solves
5.MCP Architecture — A Deep Dive
6.Building and Configuring MCP Clients

Part III: IrishMCP

7.Ireland's Open Data Landscape
8.IrishMCP Data Sources In Depth
9.Real-World Workflows
10.Getting Started with IrishMCP

Part IV: The Future

11.Where AI is Heading
12.The Future of MCP in Ireland

Appendices

A. Quick Reference
B. Glossary
C. Further Resources

What you'll learn

How LLMs really work — in plain English
Why context is more important than raw intelligence
What MCP is and how a tool call flows end-to-end
All Irish data sources available on IrishMCP
Real workflows: commuting, property, energy, health
How to connect Claude Desktop or Cursor in minutes
Privacy and GDPR considerations for AI tools
Where AI and MCP are heading in the next 2–3 years

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