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

#llm #mcp #ai #agents
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5 MCP pains that waste your tokens — and how I killed all 5 with a 50KB CLI
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5 MCP pains that waste your tokens — and how I killed all 5 with a 50KB CLI

#mcp #ai #llm #optimization
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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.
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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.

#python #debugging #mcp #devtools
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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.
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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.

#python #debugging #devtools #mcp
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What Is an MCP Eval? Why Your Server Passes Every Test and Still Fails
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What Is an MCP Eval? Why Your Server Passes Every Test and Still Fails

#ai #mcp #testing #llm
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3 MCP servers I actually use daily (and how to set them up)
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3 MCP servers I actually use daily (and how to set them up)

#mcp #cli #typescript #tutorial
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MCP Is Going Stateless: What Changed and How I Migrated My Currency Converter Server
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MCP Is Going Stateless: What Changed and How I Migrated My Currency Converter Server

#api #backend #mcp #typescript
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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.
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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.

#mcp #python #debugging #agents
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Scoping MCP tool access per client, and auditing every call
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Scoping MCP tool access per client, and auditing every call

#mcp #ai #security #typescript
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Putting an MCP server in front of a real product: four things I got wrong first
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Putting an MCP server in front of a real product: four things I got wrong first

#mcp #ai #api #architecture
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Cursor Learn Mode: teach a desktop workflow by demonstrating it
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Cursor Learn Mode: teach a desktop workflow by demonstrating it

#showdev #github #mcp #opensource
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Your Small Business Agent Does Not Need Every Tool
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Your Small Business Agent Does Not Need Every Tool

#ai #mcp #automation #smallbusiness
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The Safest First MCP Workflow Is a Draft Queue, Not an Autonomous Agent
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The Safest First MCP Workflow Is a Draft Queue, Not an Autonomous Agent

#ai #mcp #automation #smallbusiness
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The Permission Boundary My MCP Server Doesn't Actually Have
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The Permission Boundary My MCP Server Doesn't Actually Have

#mcp #agents #security #python
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My own CI gate rejected me 4 times: every one was the same mistake
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My own CI gate rejected me 4 times: every one was the same mistake

#ai #mcp #devops #testing
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