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

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Codex vs. Claude Code at Liar's Dice: the Winning Bluff Was the Truth

Codex vs. Claude Code at Liar's Dice: the Winning Bluff Was the Truth

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3 MCP servers I actually use daily (and how to set them up)

3 MCP servers I actually use daily (and how to set them up)

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I Didn't Want My AI Agent to Have a Database Password, So I Built a Gateway

I Didn't Want My AI Agent to Have a Database Password, So I Built a Gateway

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Your MCP server is configured but Claude can't see it: reading claude mcp list status

Your MCP server is configured but Claude can't see it: reading claude mcp list status

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5 MCP pains that waste your tokens — and how I killed all 5 with a 50KB CLI

5 MCP pains that waste your tokens — and how I killed all 5 with a 50KB CLI

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My own CI gate rejected me 4 times: every one was the same mistake

My own CI gate rejected me 4 times: every one was the same mistake

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My MCP Server's Test Suite Ran Clean Every Time. It Was Also Writing to My Production Audit Log Every Time.

My MCP Server's Test Suite Ran Clean Every Time. It Was Also Writing to My Production Audit Log Every Time.

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My Bare os.environ[...] KeyError Bug Had Two Fixes on Record. I Found a Third Call Site That Never Got Either.

My Bare os.environ[...] KeyError Bug Had Two Fixes on Record. I Found a Third Call Site That Never Got Either.

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"I built a lying MCP server on purpose — here's how you catch it"

"I built a lying MCP server on purpose — here's how you catch it"

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What Is an MCP Eval? Why Your Server Passes Every Test and Still Fails

What Is an MCP Eval? Why Your Server Passes Every Test and Still Fails

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Synchronizing Knowledge Graphs

Synchronizing Knowledge Graphs

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MCP Is Going Stateless: What Changed and How I Migrated My Currency Converter Server

MCP Is Going Stateless: What Changed and How I Migrated My Currency Converter Server

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My MCP Tool's Schema Lists null as the Default for a Field. Sending null Was the One Value It Rejected.

My MCP Tool's Schema Lists null as the Default for a Field. Sending null Was the One Value It Rejected.

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Scoping MCP tool access per client, and auditing every call

Scoping MCP tool access per client, and auditing every call

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Putting an MCP server in front of a real product: four things I got wrong first

Putting an MCP server in front of a real product: four things I got wrong first

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