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MCP Servers (Utilising)

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Reason for selection

Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers act as "USB-C ports" for AI agents. Turnkey servers (Context7, FS, Shell, Postgres, Vector Search) could deliver instant code-context and DB insight to AI IDEs.

Key questions

  • Which servers deliver the biggest DX win for mo-stack (code search, Tailwind docs, Supabase queries)?
  • Setup effort: one-liner vs k8s?
  • Maintenance, OSS vitality and licensing quirks.

Assessment approach

  1. Enable Context7, FS, Shell, Postgres (or Supabase) MCPs on a demo project.
  2. Task list per tester: feature flag, run Vitest, author Expo screen, tweak Drizzle migration.
  3. Record task time, hallucinations, security misfires; score 0-5 on DX, perf, security, setup, cost.
  4. Workshop to pick a default server set for adoption.

Potential testers

  • Cursor & Windsurf power-users; senior engineers across active projects; benchwarmers.