Nick Perkins

Software Engineer. Volunteer Motorsport Official. ADHD Brain. Bit of a nerd.

MCP


I Stopped Using MCPs and Replaced Them with Skills and Scripts

Everyone’s excited about MCPs. The Model Context Protocol is supposed to be the standard way AI agents talk to external services. And it is good, for what it is. But I’ve been replacing MCPs with skills and scripts in my own workflows, and honestly, I’m not going back. The problem with MCPs When you load an MCP server, all of its tool definitions get injected into the agent’s context. Every tool name, every parameter schema, every description. Continue reading

Building Interactive MCP Tools with Elicitations: A Practical Guide

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is revolutionising how we build AI tools, but a powerful new features recently added to the protocol will be a game changer: elicitations. These enable your MCP tools to have interactive conversations with users, gathering input dynamically rather than requiring all parameters upfront. Let me show you how to build engaging, interactive MCP tools using a practical ice cream topping recommender as our example. What Are MCP Elicitations? Continue reading