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Cover image for I Connected 11 MCP Servers. 3 of Them Actually Did Anything.

Kiell Tampubolon

May 4

I Connected 11 MCP Servers. 3 of Them Actually Did Anything.

#discuss #mcp #ai #productivity

4 min read

Cover image for Finishing a Read-Only MCP Server: From 6 Tools to 9

GitHub “Finish-Up-A-Thon” Challenge Submission

Kiell Tampubolon

Jun 7

Finishing a Read-Only MCP Server: From 6 Tools to 9

#devchallenge #githubchallenge #mcp #opensource

4 min read

Cover image for The MCP attack your code review cannot see

Kiell Tampubolon

Jul 4

The MCP attack your code review cannot see

#security #mcp #ai #python

5 min read

Cover image for My MCP Security Scanner Missed 2026's Worst MCP RCE: Here Is the One-Rule Fix

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 5

My MCP Security Scanner Missed 2026's Worst MCP RCE: Here Is the One-Rule Fix

#security #mcp #python #opensource

5 min read

Cover image for The Cursor Allowlist Bypass That Starts With a File Named curl

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 7

The Cursor Allowlist Bypass That Starts With a File Named curl

#security #ai #mcp #agents

4 min read

Cover image for MCP 2026-07-28 Went Stateless: A Planted Prompt Is a Credential

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 7

MCP 2026-07-28 Went Stateless: A Planted Prompt Is a Credential

#discuss #security #mcp #python

8 min read

Cover image for What actually changes when an MCP server leaves your laptop

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 11

What actually changes when an MCP server leaves your laptop

#security #mcp #ai #node

3 min read

Cover image for A happy-path MCP demo proves almost nothing about tenant isolation

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 11

A happy-path MCP demo proves almost nothing about tenant isolation

#security #mcp #ai #python

3 min read

Cover image for Benchmarking My MCP Security Scanner: 14 of 14 Findings, Zero False Positives

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 12

Benchmarking My MCP Security Scanner: 14 of 14 Findings, Zero False Positives

#security #python #testing #mcp

2 min read

Cover image for My Scanner Passed Until I Built a Harness That Lied to It on Purpose

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 14

My Scanner Passed Until I Built a Harness That Lied to It on Purpose

#security #python #testing #opensource

3 min read

Cover image for The NSA published 17 pages on MCP security. Here it is as a checklist you can run today

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 14

The NSA published 17 pages on MCP security. Here it is as a checklist you can run today

#security #mcp #ai #devops

3 min read

Cover image for Your error tracker is an input channel now

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 14

Your error tracker is an input channel now

#security #mcp #ai #devops

3 min read

Cover image for 200,000 exposed MCP servers later, the boring checks still win

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 14

200,000 exposed MCP servers later, the boring checks still win

#security #mcp #ai #devops

3 min read

Cover image for 5 Kesalahan Keamanan MCP yang Jamak Dilakukan Bisnis Kecil (dan Cara Memperbaikinya Hari Ini)

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 14

5 Kesalahan Keamanan MCP yang Jamak Dilakukan Bisnis Kecil (dan Cara Memperbaikinya Hari Ini)

#security #mcp #ai #indonesia

3 min read

Cover image for What Is MCP Security? Common Attacks and How to Scan Your MCP Servers

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 15

What Is MCP Security? Common Attacks and How to Scan Your MCP Servers

#security #mcp #ai #cybersecurity

5 min read

Cover image for How to Audit an MCP Server Manifest for Prompt Injection in Tool Descriptions

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 16

How to Audit an MCP Server Manifest for Prompt Injection in Tool Descriptions

#security #ai #mcp #tutorial

5 min read

Cover image for A fake MCP server spent three months earning trust. The tells were there

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 18

A fake MCP server spent three months earning trust. The tells were there

#security #mcp #ai #cybersecurity

3 min read

Cover image for No CVE needed: how a GitHub issue hijacked an AI agent

Kiell Tampubolon

Sep 23

No CVE needed: how a GitHub issue hijacked an AI agent

#security #ai #mcp #github

6 min read

Cover image for MCP Costs 72% of Your Context: The Fix Pi Shipped

Kiell Tampubolon

Oct 4

MCP Costs 72% of Your Context: The Fix Pi Shipped

#ai #mcp #agents #llm

7 min read

Cover image for I Audited the MCP SDK OAuth Fix: 3 Checks Upgrading Misses

Kiell Tampubolon

Oct 4

I Audited the MCP SDK OAuth Fix: 3 Checks Upgrading Misses

#discuss #security #mcp #python

6 min read

Cover image for I Traced 29 CVEs in One MCP Server to 4 Root Causes

Kiell Tampubolon

Oct 4

I Traced 29 CVEs in One MCP Server to 4 Root Causes

#discuss #security #mcp #python

10 min read

Cover image for MCP Servers Had a Rough 48 Hours: 4 Unauthenticated CVEs

Kiell Tampubolon

Oct 4

MCP Servers Had a Rough 48 Hours: 4 Unauthenticated CVEs

#discuss #security #mcp #python

9 min read

Cover image for Threat Modeling the Model Context Protocol: Securing Agentic Tools with mcpscan

Kiell Tampubolon

Oct 4

Threat Modeling the Model Context Protocol: Securing Agentic Tools with mcpscan

#security #ai #mcp #python

5 min read