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55In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build an LLM-powered chatbot client that connects to MCP servers.
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7Before you begin, it helps to have gone through our [Build an MCP Server](/docs/2026-07-28/develop/build-server) tutorial so you can understand how clients and servers communicate.
7Before you begin, it helps to have gone through our [Build an MCP Server](/docs/2026-07-28/develop/build-server.md) tutorial so you can understand how clients and servers communicate.
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3733734. **Tool Names**
374 * Tool names can be validated according to the format specified [here](/specification/2026-07-28/server/tools#tool-names)
374 * Tool names can be validated according to the format specified [here](/specification/2026-07-28/server/tools.md#tool-names)
375375 * If a tool name conforms to the specified format, it should not fail validation by an MCP client
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377377## Troubleshooting
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198319834. **Tool Names**
1984 * Tool names can be validated according to the format specified [here](/specification/2026-07-28/server/tools#tool-names)
1984 * Tool names can be validated according to the format specified [here](/specification/2026-07-28/server/tools.md#tool-names)
19851985 * If a tool name conforms to the specified format, it should not fail validation by an MCP client
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24982498## Next steps
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2500> **[Example servers](/examples)**
2500> **[Example servers](/examples.md)**
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25022502> Check out our gallery of official MCP servers and implementations
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