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8 May

Phoebe Sajor 1 min read

No Dumb Questions: What is an MCP server and why do I care?​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌‍ ​‍​‍​‍ ​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌ ‌​‌ ​​‌ ​ ​ ‍‍​‍ ​‍ ‌‍​ ‌‍ ‌‌ ​ ​‍ ‍‌ ​ ‌ ‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​ ‌‍‍ ‌‍ ‌ ‌‍‌‍‌‌‌ ​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍ ​‌‍ ‌ ‌ ​‍ ‍‌‍​ ‌‍ ​‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​​‍ ‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​​‍ ‌‍ ‌‌‍ ‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌ ​​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‌‍ ‍​ ‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​ ‌‌‍‌‌​ ‌ ​ ‌‌​ ​ ​ ‌​​ ‍​‌‍​ ‌‍​‌​‍ ‌​ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‍‌​ ​​​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ​ ‌‍‌‍​ ​‌​‍ ‌​ ‍​​ ‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍ ‌‌‍​‌‌‍​ ​ ‍​​ ‌​​ ​‍‌‍​‌​ ‌‍​ ​‍​ ​ ​ ‌​​ ​ ‌‍‌‌​ ‍ ‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌‌ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌‍​‍‌‍ ​‌‍ ‌‍‌ ‌‌​​‌‍ ‌ ​ ‌ ‌​​ ‍ ‌ ​​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​​ ‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌‍ ​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌ ​‍‌‍ ​​ ‌‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌ ‌​‌ ​​‌ ​ ​‍‌‌​ ​ ‌​​‌​‍‌‌​ ​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​ ​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​ ‌‍ ‌‌ ​ ​‍ ‍‌ ​ ‌ ‌​‌‍​‌‌‍​ ‌‍‍ ‌‍ ‌ ‌‍‌‍‌‌‌ ​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍ ​‌‍ ‌ ‌ ​‍ ‍‌‍​ ‌‍ ​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​ ‌‌‍‌‌​ ‌ ​ ‌‌​ ​ ​ ‌​​ ‍​‌‍​ ‌‍​‌​‍ ‌​ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‍‌​ ​​​‍ ‌​ ‌​​ ​ ‌‍‌‍​ ​‌​‍ ‌​ ‍​​ ‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌​​‍ ‌‌‍​‌‌‍​ ​ ‍​​ ‌​​ ​‍‌‍​‌​ ‌‍​ ​‍​ ​ ​ ‌​​ ​ ‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌‌ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌‍​‍‌‍ ​‌‍ ‌‍‌ ‌‌​​‌‍ ‌ ​ ‌ ‌​​‍‌‍‌ ​​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​​ ‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌‍ ​‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌ ​​‌‍‌‌‌ ​‍‌ ​ ‌ ​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​ ‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌‍‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌ ​​‌ ‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍ ​‌‍‍‌‌ ​ ‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌ ‌

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Welcome to No Dumb Questions, a column where our least technical writer asks our technical staff the simple, basic tech questions people are afraid to ask. In this first entry, Stack's Director of Ecosystem Strategy Ben Marconi teaches us the basics of MCP servers and why they matter. ​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌…

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29 Apr

Jack Batzner 5 min read

Learn how to govern MCP tool calls in .NET with the Agent Governance Toolkit—policy-based access control, security scanning, and response sanitization to reduce risk in AI agent systems. The post Governing MCP tool calls in .NET with the Agent Governance Toolkit appeared first on .NET Blog.

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5 Mar

Mike Kistler 17 min read

Discover what’s new in the v1.0 release of the official MCP C# SDK, including enhanced authorization, richer metadata, and powerful patterns for tool calling and long-running requests. The post Release v1.0 of the official MCP C# SDK appeared first on .NET Blog.

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16 Dec 2025

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27 Nov 2025

4 min read

Shipping new features on legacy Rails applications requires deep codebase context. The rails-mcp-server gem closes the gap between AI agents and your Rails projects, enabling more relevant code analysis and context aware refactoring suggestions. Whether you're dealing with tech debt in a brownfield application or building new greenfield features, this tool can help you move faster with confidence. The Model…

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19 Nov 2025

Oleg Selajev 6 min read

The era of AI agents has arrived, and with it, a new standard for how they connect to tools: the Model Context Protocol (MCP). MCP unlocks powerful, flexible workflows by letting agents tap into external tools and systems. But with thousands of MCP servers (including remote ones) now available, it’s easy to ask: Where do...

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13 Nov 2025

Ajeet Singh Raina 16 min read

This is Part 5 of our MCP Horror Stories series, where we examine real-world security incidents that highlight the critical vulnerabilities threatening AI infrastructure and demonstrate how Docker’s comprehensive AI security platform provides protection against these threats. Model Context Protocol (MCP) promises seamless integration between AI agents and communication platforms like WhatsApp, enabling automated message...

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14 Aug 2025

Jeff Kluge 4 min read

We've released a preview of the NuGet MCP Server, which extends Copilot by providing realtime information about packages and adds advanced functionality around updating packages. The post Announcing the NuGet MCP Server Preview appeared first on .NET Blog.

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