API or MCP? When the CLI Just Works Better
The MCP protocol promises unified tool access for AI agents, but sometimes a plain API call or CLI command is more reliable. What does that tell us about MCP's maturity?
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mcp
19 posts
Why I Run Two MCP Aggregators (And You Might Want To)
A walkthrough of the two-tier MCP aggregation architecture I use to keep my agentic AI setup portable, remotely accessible, and free from tool bloat.
Open Claw Stack v3: A Multi-Layer MCP Aggregation Topology
The v3 iteration of my Open Claw Stack — bundling OpenClaw and MetaMCP into a multi-layered, multi-gateway topology that stress-tests MCP discovery across nested aggregators.
Nano Tech Diagrams: Whiteboard Photos to Polished Diagrams with 28 Style Presets
A multi-platform tool for creating and editing technical diagrams using Fal AI's Nano Banana 2 model — available as a desktop GUI, CLI, MCP server, and npm package with 28 style presets and 20 diagram types.
Gemini Transcription MCP: Voice Notes to Formatted Documents via Claude
An MCP server that turns audio files into transcripts, meeting notes, blog posts, emails, and dev specs using Google Gemini — with 200+ transformation presets, VAD preprocessing, and SSH file retrieval.
My MCP Projects: A Catalog of 100+ Model Context Protocol Repositories
A snapshot of my MCP project portfolio — 100+ repositories spanning functional servers, orchestration tools, management utilities, and research documentation across the Model Context Protocol ecosystem.
Open-Claw-Stack: A Self-Hosted AI Assistant Infrastructure in One Docker Compose
A unified Docker Compose stack combining OpenClaw (AI gateway) and MetaMCP (MCP aggregator) with PostgreSQL, Watchtower auto-updates, and Cloudflare Tunnel for secure remote access.
MCP Aggregation, Gateway, and Proxy Tools: State of the Ecosystem (Q1 2026)
A survey of 17 MCP aggregation, gateway, and proxy tools — evaluating how they handle hierarchy, federation, deployment flexibility, and per-client tool visibility.
Jewish-interest MCP projects: connecting AI to Jewish texts and calendars
A small curated collection of MCP servers for accessing Jewish texts, libraries, and calendar data through AI agents.
On MCP and consolidation: why the current setup is painful and what might fix it
Notes and resources on the pain points of MCP adoption and why consolidation through gateways and connectors matters.
MCP gateway model: notes on a better architecture for MCP management
Planning notes and sketches for an MCP gateway architecture that aggregates servers into LAN and WAN gateways.
Israel-related MCP servers: a curated list
A curated directory of Model Context Protocol servers providing access to Israeli data sources, government APIs, and services.
Cloud ASR MCP: multi-backend transcription via multimodal LLMs
An MCP server for audio transcription using multimodal LLMs like Gemini, GPT-4o Audio, and Voxtral — not traditional ASR.
Gemini Transcription MCP: audio transcription as an MCP tool
An MCP server that brings Gemini-powered audio transcription directly into Claude Code and Claude Desktop.
Agent Junction: letting Claude Code instances talk to each other
An MCP server that lets multiple Claude Code sessions communicate via encrypted peer-to-peer messaging on localhost or LAN.
Miklat MCP Data: A Community-Driven Shelter Geodata Pipeline for Israel
A community-maintained data pipeline that collects, structures, and validates Israeli public shelter geodata for the Miklat MCP server.
Miklat MCP: Helping AI Agents Find Public Shelters in Israel
An MCP server that enables AI agents to locate public bomb shelters (miklatim) in Israel, starting with 198 shelters in Jerusalem.
Miklat MCP: An MCP Server for Finding Public Shelters in Israel
An MCP server that enables AI agents to help users find public bomb shelters (miklatim) in Israel, starting with 198 shelters in Jerusalem.
Claude Blog Manager: The Conversational CMS
A Claude Code workspace pattern for managing blog content through conversation, combining headless CMS APIs with MCP for a natural writing workflow.