How much API or AI experience do I need?

You need some API knowledge, such as HTTP basics or having shipped an API. Take Fundamentals first if not. Little or no AI experience is expected.

What is the current schedule?

The next cohort starts Sep 8, 2026. The course is a live cohort; check the current schedule on Maven.

You build an agent-readiness checklist, two working deployed MCP servers, an MCP App ready for the ChatGPT App Store, and an agent-readiness roadmap for your organization.

Do I have to take the courses in order?

The ladder is recommended, not required. Mastery and this course require API experience and recommend Fundamentals first if you lack it.

Course

Build AI-Ready API Products With MCP

A live cohort for building agent-ready API products, MCP servers, and an MCP App ready for the ChatGPT App Store.

Maven 100 2026 Taught by Emmanuel Paraskakis

Who this is for

Start where this matches your job.

Software architects and engineers who want agent-durable tools.
Product managers who want to ship API and MCP products.
Founders and executives building for the agent market.

What you'll build

Artifacts you can point to after the cohort.

An agent-readiness checklist.

Two working deployed MCP servers: one from an existing API and one from scratch.

An MCP App ready for the ChatGPT App Store.

An agent-readiness roadmap for your organization.

Syllabus

What you'll learn

Build What Agents Want

Agents as a new product persona, the four things agents want, why most APIs are not agent-ready, using APIs in Claude, designing an agent-ready API, and an agent-readiness checklist.

MCP Deep Dive

MCP in practice, tool design, metadata as agent UX, building two MCP servers from an existing API and from scratch, MCP evals, auth, security, and token consumption.

MCP Apps

MCP Apps and the ChatGPT App Store, UI patterns, building and testing a working ChatGPT App, the OpenAI submission process, and rejection pitfalls.

Logistics

Cohort details

Enrollment: See Maven
Next cohort: Sep 8, 2026
Workload: Live cohort. Check the current schedule on Maven.
Prerequisites: Some API knowledge, such as HTTP basics or having shipped an API. Take Fundamentals first if not. Little or no AI experience expected.

Fit check

Is this right for me?

How much API or AI experience do I need?: You need some API knowledge, such as HTTP basics or having shipped an API. Take Fundamentals first if not. Little or no AI experience is expected.
What is the current schedule?: The next cohort starts Sep 8, 2026. The course is a live cohort; check the current schedule on Maven.
What will I build?: You build an agent-readiness checklist, two working deployed MCP servers, an MCP App ready for the ChatGPT App Store, and an agent-readiness roadmap for your organization.
Do I have to take the courses in order?: The ladder is recommended, not required. Mastery and this course require API experience and recommend Fundamentals first if you lack it.

Next step

Review the full Maven syllabus.

Team discounts are available on Maven. Training a whole team? Consider the team program.

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