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MCP & Integrations

Model Context Protocol, tool use, and the integrations wiring AI models into your stack.

The Model Context Protocol is the open standard wiring LLMs into tools, files, and APIs. Published by Anthropic in late 2024, MCP is now supported by every major AI client. This category tracks new servers, spec updates, A2A interop, and the protocol politics playing out between OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

21 stories · last 90 days

Claude Opus 4.7 on AI Gateway

Vercel added support for Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7 model to its AI Gateway, which allows developers to route and manage requests to AI model APIs through Vercel's infrastructure.

Vercel Blog · 2026-04-17

MCP servers vs custom GPTs: a practical comparison in 2026

MCP servers require more setup but enable advanced features like code execution and multi-tool reasoning chains, while custom GPTs are simpler to create and distribute to consumers but limited to basic API calls and file operations. MCP servers offer better monetization potential but require deve...

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-15

Chat SDK adds Liveblocks support

Chat SDK added support for Liveblocks through a new official adapter, allowing bots to post, edit, delete comments and react with emojis in Liveblocks Comments threads.

Vercel Blog · 2026-04-09

Why Your MCP Apps Feels Slower on ChatGPT Than Claude

ChatGPT creates a separate MCP session for each tool call, while Claude maintains a single session across multiple calls, causing ChatGPT to incur repeated initialization overhead and lose in-memory state between tool invocations.

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-07

Chat SDK adds Zernio support

Chat SDK added a Zernio adapter that enables developers to build bots across Instagram, Facebook, Telegram, WhatsApp, X/Twitter, Bluesky, and Reddit through a single integration, with feature support varying by platform.

Vercel Blog · 2026-04-07

Build an MCP server with Nuxt

Vercel released the Nuxt MCP Toolkit, enabling developers to build Model Context Protocol servers within Nuxt applications with features including Zod validation, resource exposure, debugging tools, and a Code Mode for orchestrating multiple tool calls.

Vercel Blog · 2026-04-05

How Waldium made a blog platform work for humans and AI alike

Waldium, a two-person YC-backed startup, built a content management system that serves 500+ customer blogs from a single Next.js deployment on Vercel, with each blog having its own Model Context Protocol endpoint allowing AI agents to query content directly; the company reported 45% lower infrast...

Vercel Blog · 2026-04-03

Add Real Business Trust Signals to Claude Desktop in 60 Seconds

A developer introduced an MCP server integration for Claude Desktop and other AI editors that queries verified business data from Norwegian government registers, allowing users to assess company trustworthiness through structural metrics like years operating, employee count, and financial ratios ...

Dev.to - Claude · 2026-04-03

Introducing the AI Gateway

Vercel launched AI Gateway for alpha testing, a service that lets developers access approximately 100 AI models through a single interface without managing separate API keys or provider accounts. The product is free during alpha and plans to offer pay-as-you-go pricing at general availability.

Vercel Blog · 2026-04-03

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