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Model Context Protocol

MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs.

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Lessons from building 20 MCP Apps in 2 days

Lessons from building 20 MCP Apps in 2 days

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My Comment-Reply Bot Hit a Wall the Docs Never Mentioned. That Wall Turned Out to Be a Security Feature.

My Comment-Reply Bot Hit a Wall the Docs Never Mentioned. That Wall Turned Out to Be a Security Feature.

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I built an ad layer that can never break a tool call — monetizing MCP servers

I built an ad layer that can never break a tool call — monetizing MCP servers

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I cut my Claude system prompt from 4,200 to 820 tokens to save money. It broke production in 3 days.

I cut my Claude system prompt from 4,200 to 820 tokens to save money. It broke production in 3 days.

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MCP OAuth: Connecting Agents to Protected Servers

MCP OAuth: Connecting Agents to Protected Servers

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The NSA just made the case for a policy layer in front of MCP

The NSA just made the case for a policy layer in front of MCP

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AWS just made the case for deterministic policy at the MCP gateway

AWS just made the case for deterministic policy at the MCP gateway

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Index Everything, or Read Everything? The Dilemma of Feeding Specs to AI in Multi-Repo Development

Index Everything, or Read Everything? The Dilemma of Feeding Specs to AI in Multi-Repo Development

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I wasted $43 rebuilding a Vectorize index the wrong way — here's the $5.50 fix

I wasted $43 rebuilding a Vectorize index the wrong way — here's the $5.50 fix

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My AI Commit Script and My MCP Tool Run the Exact Same Code. Only One of Them Is Agentic.

My AI Commit Script and My MCP Tool Run the Exact Same Code. Only One of Them Is Agentic.

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Build a Pear Protocol DeFi trading agent with MCP

Build a Pear Protocol DeFi trading agent with MCP

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My MCP token-cost auditor caught a live npx/PyPI namesquat

My MCP token-cost auditor caught a live npx/PyPI namesquat

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The Model Context Protocol (MCP): what it is and how to build a server

The Model Context Protocol (MCP): what it is and how to build a server

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MCP (Model Context Protocol) Explained: The Future of AI Integrations Every Developer Should Understand

MCP (Model Context Protocol) Explained: The Future of AI Integrations Every Developer Should Understand

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Build an AI Video Editing Agent with Claude and FFmpeg Micro MCP

Build an AI Video Editing Agent with Claude and FFmpeg Micro MCP

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