MCP Apps In Context

Where MCP Apps fit in a landscape that also includes MCPs and skills; rules of thumb for building with all three

MAR 6 • JACK IVERS • ESSAY

I built an MCP that lets Claude see its own Excalidraw diagrams, iterate on them, and save them to Obsidian.

FEB 20 • JACK IVERS • ESSAY

Peter Steinberger's move to OpenAI marks the end of the saga; or Part 1 anyway.

FEB 17 • JACK IVERS • BRIEF

Thanks to The Workflow and my AI pair, Claude Opus 4.6.

FEB 10 • JACK IVERS • ESSAY

Cherny's thread on how he personally uses Claude Code gave me a roadmap.

JAN 27 • JACK IVERS • ESSAY

Anthropic brings Claude Code's plugin system to Cowork, along with a collection of knowledge work plugins and a slick customization system.

JAN 30 • JACK IVERS • BRIEF

Or: How I spent my Christmas vacation.

JAN 7 • JACK IVERS • ESSAY