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From Notion to MCP Server: I Rebuilt 4 Workflows in a Weekend
Migrated 4 of 7 Notion automations to an MCP server in one weekend
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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.
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Claude Artifacts Now Call Your MCP Connectors for Live Data
Claude published artifacts can now pull live data through each viewer's own MCP connectors, no backend required. What that changes for builders.
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5 MCP Servers I Built This Year and What They Replaced
Built 5 MCP servers in 2026, retired 4 daemons and a Zapier flow
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Claude Code's /recap and 1-Hour Caching: April's Quiet Productivity Update
Claude Code's April update added /recap, 1-hour prompt caching, forced 5-minute caching, and 500K-character MCP tool output, none…
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Claude's 200+ Connectors Changed How I Use AI
Claude's connector directory crossed 200+ one-click integrations in April 2026, up from 50 in February
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MCP Servers Are How Claude Actually Talks to Everything
MCP servers expose tools, resources, and prompts to Claude through a tiny JSON-RPC protocol.
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Shopify Just Gave AI Agents the Keys to Your Store
Shopify shipped an AI Toolkit that lets coding agents manage your store through MCP. Live docs, API schemas,…
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Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0: MCP and A2A Built In
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 shipped April 3 with stable APIs for .NET and Python
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MCP Hit 97 Million Downloads. The Protocol War Is Over Before It Started.
MCP crossed 97 million monthly downloads. Anthropic donated it to the Linux Foundation. Every major AI platform adopted…
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Best MCP Servers for Claude Code in 2026
The best MCP servers for Claude Code in 2026. File system, browser, database, and API integrations that extend…
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How to Use MCP Servers to Connect Claude to Everything
MCP (Model Context Protocol) lets Claude talk to your tools directly. Here's how to set up and use…