Core topic
MCP, reusable skills, permissions and integration decisions for AI-enabled products
6 guides
mcp · api keys · oauth
A practical guide for indie developers on rotating API keys and OAuth refresh tokens used by MCP servers, with safe re-auth steps, downtime windows, and rollback paths.
mcp · agent infrastructure · solo founder
How to tell if an MCP server you depend on is drifting into abandonment, and how to choose between pinning, forking, or migrating before your production agent breaks.
mcp · data residency · self-hosted
A technically conservative decision guide for solo founders on where prompt and tool-call data actually resides across self-hosted, regional cloud and managed MCP hosting options.
MCP · permissions · security
A founder-focused checklist for inventorying, narrowing, and reviewing MCP server permission scopes across the tools your team and customers already use.
mcp · model-context-protocol · agent-permissions
A practical explainer for indie developers on MCP server permission scopes, capability negotiation, and least-privilege design when connecting AI agents to external tools.
mcp · mcp server · self-hosting
A practical cost and operations comparison for indie founders running their own MCP server — self-hosting versus a managed MCP host, with concrete attention to token spend, idle shutdown and per-client caps.