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MCP servers
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the open standard through which hosts such as ChatGPT, Claude, VS Code and Gemini CLI let an AI agent use a product's tools. These notes cover when to build a server, what each host requires of it, how to test it, and how websites are being opened to agents.
MCP servers and AI integrationsOctober 8, 2026 · 4 min read
Your website has a new visitor: AI agents
Forty-four tools already put an MCP server in front of a website. Who runs that server decides what an agent can see and do with your site, and who is in control. A summary of our founder's October 2026 survey, with what it means for a business.
October 8, 2026 · 4 min read
Should your product have an MCP server? A decision guide
Five signals that say build it now, three that say wait, and what a good first server looks like. Written for SaaS and platform teams deciding whether to let ChatGPT, Claude and other agents into their product.
October 8, 2026 · 4 min read
What each AI host requires of an MCP server
A server that follows the MCP specification can still be rejected by the Claude directory, turned away from the ChatGPT app store, or have its tool names silently cut short by Gemini CLI. The rules of eight hosts, where they conflict, and what that means for how we build.
October 8, 2026 · 4 min read
Testing an MCP server: what exists and what is still missing
A server used by a language model needs more than a tool called by hand. Our founder reviewed about eighty tools that inspect, evaluate, audit, secure or load test an MCP server and compared thirty-one of them. Every capability exists somewhere; no open, local tool combines them.
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