Chain of Thought

The AI capability overhang

How OpenAI’s GDPVal shows where AI already beats humans

Jan 26 • MB Samuel

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4

AI Fluency is now a Job Requirement

Write a 10-page Gatsby analysis, get a job at the Treasury.

Jan 22 • MB Samuel

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1

December 2025

Anthropic donated MCP to the Linux Foundation. What does that mean?

A tangent about open source software disguised as a post about MCP

Dec 12, 2025 • MB Samuel

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2

November 2025

Claude Skills vs. MCP: A Practical Comparison

TL;DR: Both are powerful, but they're different! Skills are simple and efficient, whereas MCP is better for connecting to 3rd party data.

Nov 3, 2025 • MB Samuel

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3

October 2025

OpenAI Apps: MCP's Re-Re-Brand

The tech isn’t new, but the positioning is. A closer look at OpenAI’s “Apps” launch and what it signals for the future of MCP servers.

Oct 12, 2025 • MB Samuel

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September 2025

"Buy it in ChatGPT" Launch and the Future of AI Shopping

Buying pens with an MCP server, payment protocol wars, evaluating OpenAI's agentic commerce launch, and more.

Sep 29, 2025 • MB Samuel

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4

August 2025

Booking an Airbnb with Claude (and MCP)

An experiment with an unofficial Airbnb MCP server, the blurry line between agent and bots, and the evolving norms of the web.

Aug 27, 2025 • MB Samuel

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1

Context Rot, or Too Much of a Good Thing

How AI performance degrades too much context, and how to avoid context rot when using MCP servers

Aug 6, 2025 • MB Samuel

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2

July 2025

Thoughtful MCP Server Design

What we can learn from BioMCP's 'think' tool and why persona-driven servers outperform generic ones

Jul 24, 2025 • MB Samuel

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1

Claude for Finance: Strategic Expansion & the Power of MCP

Digging into how the Model Context Protocol powers Claude's new tools for financial analysis, and what that means for other players

Jul 17, 2025 • MB Samuel

3

MCP in the Enterprise: Promise, Pain, and the Path Forward

Lessons for Enterprise adoption from Block, and why InfoSec teams are (rightly) nervous about MCP

Jul 14, 2025 • MB Samuel

4

Desktop Extensions (DXT): Giving AI access to Notes, Tabs, and Texts

Test driving Anthropic's new format for installing local MCP servers

Jul 2, 2025 • MB Samuel