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8 min readMCP Performance: Real Benchmark Numbers You Can Actually Use
Benchmark numbers comparing stdio, HTTP/SSE, and WebSocket transports. Includes cache performance data and practical recommendations.
Lee Li
Intermediate
11 min readBuilding a Real MCP Integration: From API to Production in 4 Hours
A practical walkthrough of building a production MCP server: tool design, input schemas, error handling, auth, caching, and performance optimization.
Lee Li
Beginner
12 min readGetting Started with Model Context Protocol in 2026
Learn how MCP works at the code level: the JSON-RPC handshake, tool registration, and transport options. Includes a working FastMCP example.
Lee Li
Intermediate
7 min readExa MCP Server Made Me Notice How Much Time I Was Wasting on Search
After a few weeks using Exa MCP Server for research work, here's what changed and what didn't.
Lee Li
Beginner
6 min readI Wasted an Hour Picking an MCP Server and I'm Not Sure I Picked the Right One
I wanted to connect Claude to Notion. I found 14 MCP servers for it. It took an hour to pick one. Setup took 10 minutes.
Lee Li
Intermediate
7 min readMCP with Cursor — Tips, Gotchas, and Things I Learned the Hard Way
After a month bouncing between Claude Desktop and Cursor for MCP-assisted development, here's my honest take on when to use which and what I've learned.
Lee Li
Advanced
10 min readMCP Security — What Nobody Tells You Before You Deploy
Most MCP deployment guides skip the security conversation. After spending a few weekends reading MCP server source code, here's what I found.
Lee Li
Beginner
9 min readWhat Actually Is MCP? The Non-Marketing Explanation
After 6 months building mcp-find.org, here's the explanation I wish someone had given me first — without the corporate fluff.
Lee Li
Guide
8 min readDebugging MCP Connections — Every Error I've Hit and How I Fixed Them
A field guide to the MCP connection failures that waste the most time, with fixes grouped by how quickly you can usually resolve them.
Lee Li
Guide
7 min readThe MCP Architecture: What I Wish Someone Had Drawn on a Whiteboard for Me
A practical map of MCP architecture for developers who already know the acronym but keep mixing up host, client, and server.
Lee Li
Intermediate
6 min readMCP vs Function Calling — I Tried Both, Here's What's Actually Different
After building the same database query tool both ways, here's the honest comparison: function calling gets you to a demo faster, but MCP gives you fewer reasons to hate your life two months later.
Lee Li
Beginner
9 min readI Built My First MCP Server in 30 Minutes — Here's What Actually Happened
The official MCP quickstart says 15 minutes. It took me 30, and that's only because I'm not counting the 10 minutes I spent staring at a cryptic error message. Here's the full story of every mistake I made.
Lee Li
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Intermediate
12 min readMCP in Production: What Breaks After Localhost
After deploying MCP servers from localhost to cloud staging, I found recurring failure modes around transport reliability, auth, observability, and concurrent access.
Lee Li
Beginner
6 min readThe First Useful Thing MCP Gave Me Was Fewer Wrong Assumptions
The first meaningful gain I got from MCP was not flashy automation. It was fewer wrong assumptions because the model finally had the right working context.
Lee Li
Beginner
9 min readMCP Ecosystem in 2026: What Actually Matters
Clear-eyed assessment of the 291+ server ecosystem: what shipped, what is vaporware, what categories matter, and the honest verdict.
Lee Li
Intermediate
10 min readTesting MCP Servers: From Unit Tests to Integration Tests
A complete testing strategy: Pydantic schema edge cases, MCP protocol flow testing, load testing, and error path coverage.
Lee Li
Advanced
15 min readBuilding a RAG Pipeline with MCP: A Practical Architecture
Production RAG architecture: hybrid search (vector + BM25), intelligent chunking, hybrid search with RRF reranking, context management.
Lee Li
Advanced
12 min readMCP for Enterprise: Multi-Tenant Architecture and Security Patterns
Deploying MCP at enterprise scale: process isolation, row-level security, audit logging, rate limiting, and OAuth integration.
Lee Li
Intermediate
13 min readComparing MCP Servers: A Pragmatic Assessment of 20 Options
Real-world evaluation of 20 MCP servers across correctness, performance, maintenance, and security. My production stack revealed.
Lee Li
Intermediate
10 min readDiagnosing MCP Connection Problems: A Field Guide
Every common MCP failure mode explained: server crashes, empty tool lists, timeouts, auth failures. Includes debugging checklist.
Lee Li
Beginner
14 min readThe MCP Protocol Handbook: Every JSON-RPC Method Explained
Complete reference for every MCP method: initialize, tools/list, tools/call, resources/*, prompts/* with real JSON examples.
Lee Li