API Lessons — MCP Server Documentation

Last Updated: September 21, 2026

Operator: Level 250 Inc.

Overview

API Lessons is a read-only Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. It gives AI agents a searchable list of free, short Lightning Lessons on the Maven education platform by Emmanuel Paraskakis. Topics covered: APIs, MCP, Product Management, Technical PM Careers, and ChatGPT Apps.

Users can view a recording, sign up for an upcoming live lesson, or learn which cohort-based course is connected to the topic so they can go deeper into it. Lightning Lessons are conducted over Zoom, in English, and are meant for tech-savvy mid-career professionals in the technology or software industry.

Server

Server name	API Lessons
Version	2.0.0
Endpoint	`https://ll-mcp.replit.app/mcp`
Transport	Streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST; responses as `text/event-stream`)
Protocol version	2025-11-25 (the server also accepts earlier versions proposed by the client)
Authentication	None. No account, API key, or OAuth is required.
Capabilities	`tools`, `resources`
Data handling	Read-only. No user data is collected or stored. See the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Tool: `getLessons`

Tool name	`getLessons`
Title	Get Lessons
Annotations	`readOnlyHint: true` · `destructiveHint: false` · `openWorldHint: false`

Description

Use this tool to search for short lessons on APIs, MCP, Product Management, Technical PM Careers, and ChatGPT Apps. Lessons are either available On Demand (watch the recording) or Scheduled (sign up for upcoming live training). Do not use if the user is looking for education topics outside software, technology, or business.

How it works: a partial text search returns matching lessons with full details including title, description, learning outcomes, instructor, guest speakers, related course, and signup URL. The search covers all of these fields. Supports broad queries like "all" or "every" as well as specific topic searches.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	No	Partial text search query to filter lessons by title, description, outcomes, course name, instructor names, or guest names.

Input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Partial text search query to filter lessons by title, description, outcomes, course name, instructor names, or guest names"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

The tool returns an object with a single lessons array. Every lesson has all of the fields below.

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Unique lesson identifier (URL slug)
`title`	string	Lesson title
`instructors`	string[]	List of instructor names
`guests`	string[]	List of guest names
`url`	string	URL to the lesson on Maven
`date`	string	Lesson date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`status`	string	`"On Demand"` or `"Scheduled"`: whether the lesson is available now or upcoming
`courseName`	string	Name of the course this lesson belongs to
`courseUrl`	string	URL to the course on Maven
`description`	string	Full lesson description
`outcomes`	object[]	Learning outcomes, each with `title` and `description` (both strings)

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "lessons": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Matching lessons",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id":          { "type": "string" },
          "title":       { "type": "string" },
          "instructors": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
          "guests":      { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } },
          "url":         { "type": "string" },
          "date":        { "type": "string" },
          "status":      { "type": "string", "enum": ["On Demand", "Scheduled"] },
          "courseName":  { "type": "string" },
          "courseUrl":   { "type": "string" },
          "description": { "type": "string" },
          "outcomes": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "title":       { "type": "string" },
                "description": { "type": "string" }
              },
              "required": ["title", "description"],
              "additionalProperties": false
            }
          }
        },
        "required": ["id", "title", "instructors", "guests", "url", "date",
                     "status", "courseName", "courseUrl", "description", "outcomes"],
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["lessons"],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Example

Request (JSON-RPC tools/call):

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "getLessons",
    "arguments": { "query": "MCP" }
  }
}

Response (one lesson shown, description shortened):

{
  "lessons": [
    {
      "id": "d4116d",
      "title": "AI Agents are Coming for Your API - Are You Ready?",
      "instructors": ["Emmanuel Paraskakis"],
      "guests": ["Zdenek Nemec"],
      "url": "https://maven.com/p/d4116d",
      "date": "2025-05-21",
      "status": "On Demand",
      "courseName": "API Product Mastery for Experienced PMs",
      "courseUrl": "https://maven.com/emmanuel/api-pm-mastery",
      "description": "AI Agents will soon dominate API consumption. And if they can't easily access your API, they'll scrape your website or, worse, use a competitor's API. ...",
      "outcomes": [
        {
          "title": "Identify AI Agent Integration Challenges",
          "description": "Recognize common issues AI agents face when connecting with current APIs."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Resource

URI	`lightning-lessons://all`
Name	`lessons`
Contents	The full list of Lightning Lessons, in the same shape as the `getLessons` output.

Contact

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