IDEAS, DECISIONS & LESSONS

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Notes on AI, architecture and building useful products.

20 articles

20 Feb 2026 · 12 min read

I Connected 12 MCP Servers to Claude Code — Here's Which Ones Actually Matter

Part 3 of 5 — What MCP is, how to configure servers in .mcp.json, the top servers by category (GitHub, Playwright, databases, search, design, cloud), performance pitfalls, and why you should limit yourself to 2-3 per project.

16 Feb 2026 · 12 min read

BDD Test Automation with MCP Servers — From Jira Ticket to Passing Test in Minutes

A complete guide to connecting Jira, Linear, GitHub, and Playwright MCP servers with Claude Code to auto-generate BDD tests from ticket acceptance criteria, execute them against a live app, and report results back.