Project Riko MCP — Full Setup Tutorial (OpenAI + Function Calling)

This is the step-by-step guide to setting up Project Riko with OpenAI and MCP tools, no guesswork, no magic.

Even if you’ve never used MCP or tool-calling before, this tutorial will walk you through every part of the process.

🧠 You Will Learn:

• What MCP (Model Context Protocol) actually does

• How to make Riko call functions & tools by herself

🔧 What You Need:

• Your existing Riko local project

• OpenAI API key

• Files from the code post