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Design an MCP Tool with the MCP Tool Canvas

What the MCP Tool Canvas is for

The MCP Tool Canvas is the AI 201 capstone. You design one tool on paper: what it does, where its data comes from, who may use it, what can go wrong, and how a human verifies the result.

Required fields

  • Tool Name, Purpose, Target User, Example User Question
  • Input Schema, Output Schema
  • Authoritative Source, Data Classification, Authentication Requirement
  • Permission Level, Risk Level, Human Confirmation Requirement
  • Provenance Strategy, Expected Errors, Fallback Behavior
  • Success Criteria

Example

search_courses

tool_name: search_courses purpose: Search official NTPU course information. example_question: Which generative AI courses are offered in 115-1? input: keyword = AI, semester = 115-1 authoritative_source: NTPU official course database data_classification: Public permission: Public Read risk: Low provenance: source, semester, retrieved_at, last_updated errors: semester_not_found, invalid_keyword, upstream_unavailable

A reminder before you submit

Warning

Do not enter secrets, tokens, credentials, personal data or confidential information. Use illustrative or public examples only.

What may happen next

In the future, strong canvases may be reviewed for the NTPU AI Use Case Library, so that good designs can be shared and reused. This is not available yet.

Go to the canvas

What you need to complete

  • Complete all five AI 201 modules
  • Score at least 80% on the course post-test
  • To earn the MCP Trusted Tools Capability Certificate, also submit an MCP Tool Canvas and have it reviewed and passed by a Credential Admin against the rubric

How you are assessed

A Credential Admin scores the MCP Tool Canvas against six weighted domains: Purpose & Scope Framing, Schema Design, Authoritative Source & Provenance Strategy, Permission Risk & Human Confirmation, Failure & Fallback Handling, and Success Criteria & Verifiability. A score of at least 15 out of 18, with no critical-fail rule triggered, is a PASS; 12 or below, or any triggered critical-fail rule, is a FAIL.

Info

This scoring logic is published so you know what is being assessed. It is not the same as revealing quiz answers.

Practical evidence

  • A recorded rubric result (PASS, REVISION_REQUIRED, or FAIL) with no critical-fail rule triggered
  • A PASS records capability evidence separately for each of the five fine-grained AI 201 competencies (MCP Architecture & Roles, Tool Discovery & Tool Calls, Grounding & Provenance, Human Verification & Failing Visibly, Data Classification Risk & Confirmation)

What you can earn

AI 201 Course Completion Certificate: earned once you complete all five modules and meet the post-test threshold, with no MCP Tool Canvas submission required. MCP Trusted Tools Capability Certificate: requires a separately submitted and reviewed MCP Tool Canvas. The two are independent and do not affect each other.

What this credential does not mean

This credential confirms the holder completed AI 201's required course and post-test, or (for the certificate) demonstrated purpose framing, schema design, source judgment, risk confirmation, and failure handling on the MCP Tool Canvas.

  • It does not mean the holder holds a formal information-security or systems-integration professional license or is qualified for a specific role
  • It does not mean any specific MCP tool the holder designs later is automatically safe or correct
  • It does not mean human review can be skipped before a high-impact decision (Human, AI, Human)

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