MCP
9 pieces on MCP, including 3 step-by-step guides.
Guides
Build a Deep Research API Agent Pipeline with OpenAI
Run a four-agent Deep Research pipeline—clarification, prompt enrichment, MCP file search, and citation extraction—using OpenAI's agents SDK.
RAG vs. MCP: What Every AI Developer Actually Needs to Know
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) are often discussed as competitors, but they solve entirely different problems. Learn when to reach for memory and when to reach for agency.
APIs vs MCPs vs MCP Gateways: A Practical Guide for AI Builders
APIs still power software, but AI agents need a different connection layer. Here is how APIs, MCP servers, and MCP gateways fit together in modern agentic systems.
News & Analysis
Radar Indexes 130,000 Podcasts for AI Agents via API and MCP
Particle's Radar transcribes 130,000+ podcasts with entity-level metadata, exposing spoken audio to AI agents via REST API and MCP endpoint.
Azure DevOps Remote MCP Server GA: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor Locked Out
Microsoft's Azure DevOps Remote MCP Server is GA, but Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor can't connect — the blocker is inside Microsoft Entra, not the clients.
Cloudflare WriteGuard Adds Four-Tier Policy Layer for MCP Servers
Cloudflare's WriteGuard intercepts MCP tool calls before they reach the server, enforcing per-tool risk tiers from read-only to critical without modifying the server.
Public Sentry Keys Expose a New Hijack Path for AI Coding Agents
A public Sentry DSN can let attackers plant fake errors that steer Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex into running untrusted commands.
Robinhood Opens the Door for AI Agents to Trade Stocks
Robinhood is testing dedicated AI-agent accounts, limited trading wallets, and virtual cards that let users delegate investing and payments with guardrails.
Anthropic Acquires Stainless to Strengthen Claude's Developer Tooling
Anthropic is buying Stainless, the SDK and MCP tooling company behind its official API client libraries.