Your First Python MCP STDIO Server
Build mcp-travel, your first Python MCP STDIO server with FastMCP: two mock tools testable in Claude Desktop, Claude Code CLI and OpenCode.
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MCP Security: Risks, Attacks and Best Practices
5 MCP attack vectors documented by Invariant Labs and Trail of Bits, with 3 isolation levels: source audit, rootless Docker, and lightweight VM.
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MCP SDKs and Frameworks: how to choose your stack
Python, TypeScript, Go, Java, Kotlin: ten languages have an official MCP SDK. Full comparison, “hello tool” code snippets for each SDK, and a practical decision guide by use case to build your MCP server.
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MCP Servers: some examples
18 reference MCP servers across 6 domains, step-by-step declaration guide for Claude Desktop and Gemini CLI, and criteria for auditing community servers before installation.
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MCP — The Universal Protocol for AI Agents
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is Anthropic’s open standard for connecting AI agents to any tool. JSON-RPC 2.0 architecture, three primitives (tools, resources, prompts) and two transports — foundations of the MCP-101 series.
