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

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MCP Is Dead Simple. And That's Exactly the Problem

Production gaps like safety and idempotency

MCP Is Dead Simple. And That's Exactly the Problem

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Blocking an AI agent's shortcuts with tools: what verifying code comments taught me about steering and MCP

Blocking an AI agent's shortcuts with tools: what verifying code comments taught me about steering and MCP

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We tested 37,000 MCP servers. Here's how many actually work

We tested 37,000 MCP servers. Here's how many actually work

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How an 8MB MCP Tool Response Crashes Claude Code — And How to Debug Prompt Cache Misses Across Agents

How an 8MB MCP Tool Response Crashes Claude Code — And How to Debug Prompt Cache Misses Across Agents

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Querying 7,636 Small Music Venues Under 500 Capacity: Schema, Pay Data and Corridor Routing

Querying 7,636 Small Music Venues Under 500 Capacity: Schema, Pay Data and Corridor Routing

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I wanted ChatGPT and Claude to hand each other tasks, so I connected them to my to-do list

I wanted ChatGPT and Claude to hand each other tasks, so I connected them to my to-do list

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MCP Tools Drain Less Context Than the Panic Suggests — 6,132 Tokens for 50 of Them

MCP Tools Drain Less Context Than the Panic Suggests — 6,132 Tokens for 50 of Them

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A safety checklist before you let an AI app touch your Windows files

A safety checklist before you let an AI app touch your Windows files

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Securing MCP Servers: Why Tool Permissions Matter More Than Prompts

Securing MCP Servers: Why Tool Permissions Matter More Than Prompts

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LLM como juez y MCP: cómo se ayudan y sus límites

LLM como juez y MCP: cómo se ayudan y sus límites

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How to add an MCP server to Cursor (mcp.json, examples & fixes)

How to add an MCP server to Cursor (mcp.json, examples & fixes)

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What I learned building a hosted Garmin MCP server

What I learned building a hosted Garmin MCP server

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Your MCP Scanner Passed. Would Your Agent Still Follow a Poisoned Tool? A Canary Method for Testing AI Agents

Your MCP Scanner Passed. Would Your Agent Still Follow a Poisoned Tool? A Canary Method for Testing AI Agents

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Letting an AI assistant read SQL Server without letting it write

Letting an AI assistant read SQL Server without letting it write

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An AI agent believes whatever its tools send back

An AI agent believes whatever its tools send back

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