Unlock the true potential of AI! Go beyond chatbots and empower your AI models to interact with the real world. Learn how to build a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring AI, enabling AI like Claude to perform actual tasks on your local system. ➡️ **Read the full blog post with detailed explanations and code snippets:** ➡️ **Get the complete code example from this tutorial on GitHub:** This tutorial guides you through creating an MCP server that acts as the "arms and legs" for an AI "brain." We'll build a practical shopping list application where an AI (Claude Sonnet via Claude Desktop) can add, remove, and list items by interacting with our Spring Boot server running locally. **Chapters:** 00:00 - Introduction: AI Beyond Chat 00:22 - What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)? 01:43 - Setting Up Spring Boot Application via Spring Initializr 03:14 - Implementing Core Logic: The `ShoppingCart` Service 05:56 - Running the Spring Boot MCP Server 06:30 - Configuring Claude Desktop to Use Your Local MCP Server 07:01 - Live Demo: Interacting with the Shopping List via AI **🔗 Resources Mentioned:** * Full Blog Post & Tutorial: * Source Code (GitHub): * Model Context Protocol (MCP) Official Website: * Spring Initializr (for project setup): * Spring AI Project Documentation: #MCP #SpringBoot #SpringAI #Java #AIIntegration #LLM #Claude #DeveloperTutorial