Category: MLP
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MCP vs API: What’s Actually Different, and Why You’ll End Up With Both
MCP doesn’t replace your APIs — it sits on top of them and solves a different problem: letting an AI model discover and use your systems without custom integration code. The real differences, the false dichotomy, and a decision rule for when each applies.
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Securing MCP in Production: OAuth, Agent Identity, and What a 2026 Security Review Actually Covers
MCP auth has hardened fast — resource indicators, issuer validation, CIMD instead of dynamic registration. But the gaps that hurt companies in production are mostly not in the protocol. What a real MCP security review covers in 2026, layer by layer.
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How to Build an MCP Server in 2026: From First Tool to Production
Most MCP server tutorials stop at “hello world” — and most were written before the protocol went stateless. The build sequence we use for client work: scoping the tools, choosing the SDK, auth, testing against a real client, and shipping something production actually accepts.
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2,000 MCP Servers and Counting: How to Choose, Vet, and Connect Them Without Getting Burned
The MCP Registry now lists nearly 2,000 servers, the protocol lives under the Linux Foundation, and MCP Apps put interactive interfaces inside the chat. A practical guide to picking connectors you can trust — and knowing when to build your own instead.
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MCP Goes Stateless: What the July 2026 Spec Overhaul Means for Your AI Integrations
The 2026-07-28 MCP specification is the biggest rewrite since the protocol launched — stateless by default, cheaper to scale, and with a 12-month clock on several things your integration may depend on. What changed, and what to actually do about it.
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Choosing an Agency to Build Your Subscription App: iOS, Android, and RevenueCat Questions to Ask
Subscription apps carry a specific set of technical and business risks a general app-development brief won’t surface. The questions to ask before you sign, scoped to monetization, billing, and store compliance.
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Shipaton 2026 (RevenueCat Hackathon): Deadline, Rules, Prizes and a 4-Week Plan to Ship in Time
Shipaton 2026 closes September 30 (11:45pm PT) with $740k+ in cash prizes across 21 categories. The rules that actually matter, what’s at stake, and how to scope a brand-new RevenueCat app that ships before the window shuts.
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Claude Code MVP: How to Build and Ship One in Six Weeks (2026 Playbook)
How to build an MVP with Claude Code: the six-week structure we use on client work — what to scope, what to cut, the four decisions that decide whether week six ends in a launch, and the FAQ founders ask before starting.
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How to Vet an AI-Assisted Development Agency: 9 Questions to Ask in 2026
Every agency says it builds with AI. Nine questions that separate a disciplined engineering process from a prompt-and-ship one — plus the data on why it matters.
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The App Development Brief Template: What to Send an Agency Before the First Call
A two-page brief beats a twenty-page RFP. The nine sections an app development agency actually needs, a copy-paste skeleton, and what to deliberately leave out.