make a video on how to "take" this course
this is a good idea
we will update the top intro video to show how to actually get into the course
Show HN: A “Course” as an MCP Server
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
3. Draw the rest of the fucking owl This is not enough information for someone new to MCP / agents to start the course. What you actually need to point out, is that users need to type "startMastraCourse" into their IDE's agent mode to actually start the course.
I'm brand new to MCP and agents but was able to read the extra docs to get VSCode set up with Mastra. Then what? I only figured out the "start Mastra Course" because of their tweet where they show someone typing that into co-pilot. There really needs to be more hand holding to get someone to the point where the course actually starts. From there I've been able to follow along alright, but it was a real battle to get…
i hear you, we should have added more instructions since it's a new concept (and still very experimental)
we will update the top intro video to show how to actually get into the course and add more information to the course page to make this clear
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#33how do you take the course? the "play introduction" button on the video at the top doesnt work (macos, brave and stock safari). i had to use js to click the button then it finally worked..
on the site there is no "begin course". the only thing you can see is the course outline and click links to intro videos.
is there a course on taking the course?
Re: Show HN: A “Course” as an MCP Server
#34how do you take the course? the "play introduction" button on the video at the top doesnt work (macos, brave and stock safari). i had to use js to click the button then it finally worked.. on the site there is no "begin course". the only thing you can see is the course outline and click links to intro videos. is there a course on taking the course?
ahh, thanks for flagging the browser issues
don't want to build the "meta-course" but we are going to improve the getting started instructions.
Basic steps are: 1. Copy the command on the course page in your terminal 2. Open that folder up in your editor and make sure the Mastra MCP Docs Server is available to your editor 3. Say something like "start mastra course" to your code agent and it should start working
Still very experimental though and depending on editor/model the results do vary a bit
Re: Show HN: A “Course” as an MCP Server
#35how do you take the course? the "play introduction" button on the video at the top doesnt work (macos, brave and stock safari). i had to use js to click the button then it finally worked.. on the site there is no "begin course". the only thing you can see is the course outline and click links to intro videos. is there a course on taking the course?
ahh, thanks for flagging the browser issues don't want to build the "meta-course" but we are going to improve the getting started instructions. Basic steps are: 1. Copy the command on the course page in your terminal 2. Open that folder up in your editor and make sure the Mastra MCP Docs Server is available to your editor 3. Say something like "start mastra course" to your code agent and it should start working Still…
i suggest a hotfix to explain steps 2-3. at least 3. there's no indication anywhere of what to do.
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#36somehow i hadn’t heard of mastra given that i’ve gone out of my way to find and try basically every framework in this vein under the sun, but i gotta say: i’m quite impressed in terms of how clean it is and how well it aligns with i would consider “real” work in this arena… so many of these frameworks try way too hard to be batteries included and/or are otherwise so simple / limited as to feel like they were made by…
thanks for checking mastra out if you do find things that need improvement, please let us know in our discord or on x!
will do!