AI Fluency & Building · Internship Role
AI INTEGRATION
Connect AI to the internal tools teams already use, through MCP servers, APIs and automations, safely and with the right permissions.
SKILLS YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
REST APIsModel Context Protocol (MCP)Auth & secretsAutomation (n8n)Python / TypeScript
PROOF-OF-WORK TASKS8 TASKS
Start at Beginner and work up. Every task produces something real you can show: a report, a tool, a guide or a demo. Publish it on LinkedIn or GitHub as your proof of work.
B
Beginner
LEVEL 01
- 01Call a free public API (weather, exchange rates, or the Have I Been Pwned password-range API) from Postman. Document every request and response and publish the collection.
- 02Install an existing MCP server (filesystem or fetch) in an MCP-capable client and record a demo of the AI using it, with a note on what permissions you granted and why.
- 03Write a beginner's guide called 'API keys: how to store them safely', covering .env files, never committing secrets, and rotating a leaked key.
I
Intermediate
LEVEL 02
- 01Build your own MCP server with 3 tools (for example: search a notes folder, read a CSV, create a task). Publish it on GitHub with setup instructions.
- 02Build an n8n automation that sends new security advisories from an RSS feed to an AI for summarising, then posts them to a Slack, Discord or Telegram channel.
- 03Wrap an internal-style data source (a JSON file of company assets) in a small FastAPI service, and connect an LLM to it with function calling.
A
Advanced
LEVEL 03
- 01Build a read-only MCP server for a threat-intel source (CISA KEV or NVD) with input validation, rate limiting and logging. Then write a security review of your own server.
- 02Write an integration architecture doc for connecting AI to 5 company tools (email, drive, ticketing, CRM, chat), covering auth, least privilege, audit logs, and data that must never leave.
HAND-PICKED FREE RESOURCES6 RESOURCES
FREE COURSE
Anthropic Academy
Free courses, including AI Fluency and Model Context Protocol, with certificates.
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FREE COURSE
Postman Learning Center
Learn to explore, test and document APIs.
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FREE TOOL
n8n Docs
Open-source workflow automation you can self-host for free.
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CODE REPO
MCP Reference Servers
Real MCP servers to read, run and learn from.
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ARTICLE GUIDE
Model Context Protocol Docs
The official MCP spec, quickstarts and SDKs.
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ARTICLE GUIDE
FastAPI Tutorial
The fastest way to build a clean Python API.
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