Connect Smarter: an MCP course for Australian businesses

Xero, Canva and Atlassian all launched or rebuilt MCP servers in October 2026, so AI assistants can now read and change the records in the software you already pay for. That's useful, and it's also a new way for mistakes to reach your books, designs and tickets. This free MCP course is five short chat lessons for business owners and managers, not developers.

What you'll cover

What MCP is, in plain EnglishHosts, servers and tools, and how MCP differs from an API.
What you can connect todayXero, Canva and Atlassian as October 2026 examples, and what to check.
The risks, and how to keep them smallLeast privilege, trusted servers, untrusted content and privacy.
Approvals and recordsWho says yes, which organisation, and what gets logged.
A 30-day pilot, and when to call a developerOne read-only workflow, honest measurement and next steps.

An Aideveloper course. Xero, Canva, Atlassian, Claude, ChatGPT and other third-party products are named only as examples; we're not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Product details come from each vendor's own pages, checked on 27 October 2026, and can change. General information, not legal, financial or security advice. The lessons are scripted and run in your browser, and we only receive the details you enter before lesson 1.

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About this MCP course

Who it's for

Owners, managers, bookkeepers and operations staff in Australian businesses who want AI assistants to work with Xero, Canva, Jira or other business software, without handing over the keys. No coding needed.

How it works

Enter your name and email, then take 5 short scripted lessons in your browser. Each takes a few minutes and ends with a two-question check, and this device saves your progress.

Sources we rely on

The Model Context Protocol docs and security best practices; Xero's developer changelog (15 Oct 2026) and Remote MCP FAQ; Canva's MCP announcement (7 Oct 2026); Atlassian's MCP announcement (6 Oct 2026); and the OAIC on AI products, all checked 27 Oct 2026. Next, try our free AI agents course or browse all free courses.

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