mcp

  • Schema as a resource rather than as a tool

    The protocol distinguishes things that are read from things that are called, and a schema is the first. Exposing the schema as a resource rather than as a…

  • MCP: a tool that refuses more than it accepts

    A protocol server for a database, and the constraints that make it safe rather than the capabilities that make it useful. A read-only credential is the floor rather…

  • Building an MCP server for a database

    turkerdev/mysql-mcp, and what a protocol for tool access actually requires. The authorisation model is the host’s problem, which means it is all yours.

  • MCP, read as a protocol rather than as a product

    A specification for giving a model access to tools and data, read for what it standardises rather than for what it enables. The protocol is small and the…