How to host an MCP server
stdio vs remote Streamable HTTP, auth, cold starts and long connections, plus Netlify, Cloudflare Workers, Railway, DigitalOcean and Fly.io prices checked Oct 24, 2026.
Updated 2026‑10‑24
MCP guides
5 how-to guides from our own tests, plus 5 local-model setup guides.
How-to guides
How much context do your MCP servers cost?
Add up the model‑visible tool‑definition tokens for the MCP servers you plan to enable. 107 measured (tools_list_tokens_model in scored.json, tiktoken cl100k_base); 80 not measured.
Updated 2026‑10‑31
Use the same MCP servers in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor
Config files, formats and env‑var syntax for MCP servers in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, one server converted across all three, and a context budget picker. Docs checked Oct 26, 2026.
Updated 2026‑10‑26
How to secure AI API keys
Sourced 11‑step API key rotation checklist and our Oct 22, 2026 tests of gitleaks, trufflehog, detect‑secrets and secret managers with fake keys. Items we have not tested are labelled.
Updated 2026‑10‑22
Smithery's proxy shuts down Oct 31: where each server lives now
Smithery's hosted proxy shuts down Oct 31. Find the official URL or package for each MCP server so your client config keeps working. Checked against testedmcp listings.
Updated 2026‑10‑27
Local-model guides
Setup guides for running MCP servers with local models (Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, Open WebUI). Also listed on Local models.
Context7 with llama.cpp WebUI
How to use Context7 (Upstash) with llama.cpp llama‑server WebUI (‑‑webui‑mcp‑proxy). Real tool counts; local‑model results not yet tested.
Updated 2026‑10‑22
Filesystem MCP in LM Studio
How to use Filesystem (reference) with LM Studio (MCP host since 0.3.17). Real tool counts; local‑model results not yet tested.
Updated 2026‑10‑27
Memory + Sequential Thinking with Qwen3 8B (not yet tested)
How to use Memory / knowledge graph (reference), Sequential Thinking (reference) with Any local MCP host (LM Studio shown). Real tool counts; local‑model results not yet tested.
Updated 2026‑10‑22
Playwright MCP with Ollama (via ollama-mcp-bridge)
How to use Playwright MCP (Microsoft) with Ollama + jonigl/ollama‑mcp‑bridge. Real tool counts; local‑model results not yet tested.
Updated 2026‑10‑22
Web search for local models in Open WebUI: Exa or Tavily
How to use Exa, Tavily with Open WebUI (native MCP from v0.6.31, Streamable HTTP only). Real tool counts; local‑model results not yet tested.
Updated 2026‑10‑22