MCP explained without hype or fluff

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  1. swagger-petstore

    OpenAPI definitions are verbose and exhaustive. In MCPs you can remove a lot of extra material, saving tokens.

    For example in [1], whole `responses` schema can be eliminated. The error texts can instead be surfaced when they appear. You also don't need duplicate json/xml/url-encoded input formats.

    [1] https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-petstore/blob/master/...

  2. Stream

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  3. mcp-ui

    SDK for UI over MCP. Create next-gen UI experiences!

  4. mcp.el

    An Mcp client inside Emacs

    > I would be interested especially in Emacs integrations.

    gptel can use MCP server tools in Emacs by integrating with the mcp.el package, here's a demo: https://i.imgur.com/WTuhPuk.mp4.

    mcp.el: https://github.com/lizqwerscott/mcp.el

    Relevant gptel README section (you'll have to unfold the details block):

  5. gptel

    A simple LLM client for Emacs

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