In-depth resources and best practices.
Function calling tells the model what tools exist. MCP standardizes how those tools are discovered, described, and executed across any AI client. Here is how they work together.
MCP gives AI agents real-time tool access. RAG augments LLM prompts with retrieved documents. They solve different problems and often complement each other in production.
A practical developer guide to Zapier MCP: what the Zapier MCP server is, step-by-step setup, auth, example tool calls, security best practices, and troubleshooting.
What the Supabase MCP server is, how to set it up with Cursor or Claude, the tools it exposes, and how to scope it safely with read-only mode and project scoping.
What Slack MCP is, the official Slack-hosted server vs the korotovsky community server, step-by-step setup for Claude and Cursor, OAuth scopes, security, and fixes.
A practical guide to Shopify MCP: the official Storefront and Dev MCP servers, community options, step-by-step setup for AI clients, and security best practices.
What the Notion MCP server is, how to connect it to Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT, the official vs self-hosted options, the tools it exposes, and the security gotchas to watch.
"n8n MCP" means several distinct things. This guide disambiguates the built-in MCP server, the MCP nodes, and the community n8n-mcp project, with real setup steps and security notes.
What the Linear MCP server is, official vs community options, step-by-step setup for Claude, Cursor and VS Code, real tool calls, security notes, and troubleshooting.
What the Gmail MCP server is, how to connect it to Claude, the tools it exposes, and how to set it up safely with least-privilege OAuth scopes.
What AI agent orchestration is, the five core coordination patterns with worked examples, the leading frameworks, and how to choose the right one.
A curated rundown of the best MCP servers across dev tools, data, productivity, payments, and automation — with selection criteria, security guidance, and setup steps.