Gen-AI Developer Classroom notes 19/May/2026

Continuing library mcp

Problem: MCP Server for College Library

  • Users:

    • Librarians
    • Students
  • Think of librarian activities

Pending returns
issue books
process return books
fine management
add books
retiring books
quarterly summary
   fines
   return and issue summary
account_balance
no dues certificates
article subscriptions
book catalog
manage reservations
rack management
process damage
process lost books

Track returns and send remainders
  • Student
search book
issue 
return
pay fine
collect no dues
reserve  a book
extend 
  • Questions
Top performing books
Low Performing books
Account summary
Shortage books
possible future orders
  • Tools: What we want AI to do (actions)
issue_book(student_id, book_id, date)
process_return(student_id, book_id, date, description) -> float:
add_book(book_id, description):
update_policy(policy_id, new_policy)
notify_student_about_reservation(student_id, book_id, reason)
hold_book(book_id)
deactivate_student(student_id)
notify(student_id, message)
issue_no_due_certificate(student_id)
collect_fine(student_id, amount)
create_account_statement(from, to)

collect_book
return_book
pay_fine
reserve_book
extend_book
request_no_dues
  • Resources: Data that AI might need to read
book_info_by_id
get_book_id 
get_book_rack
get_availability_by_id
get_reservation_details_for_book
# individual
get_fine_due
total_account_balance
  • Prompts
Returns_due_today

Monthly summary of fine collection

Monthly summary of book ledger

Top Performing books

Under Performing books

Lets finish the implementation of library-mcp

  • As of now we have only Books table

  • Lets design the whole db schema

    • Books
    • Users
      • Students
      • librarians
    • Transactions
      • issuing and returning books
      • Fines and damages
    • Accounts
      • user account
      • Consolidated library account
  • Analytics:

    • Top performing books
    • Under performing books
    • Low performing books
    • Monthly summary of fine collection
    • Monthly summary of book ledger
  • Prompt: Use claude

We are desinging a db (mysql) for a college library where we need to have the following, I want a detailed db design and sql files
* Library database
    * Books
    * Users
        * Students
        * librarians
    * Transactions
        * issuing and returning books
        * Fines and damages
    * Accounts
        * user account
        * Consolidated library account

* Analytics:
    * Top performing books
    * Under performing books
    * Low performing books
    * Monthly summary of fine collection
    * Monthly summary of book ledger
  • Refer Here for the changes done to have database ready.

By continuous learner

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