MCP is Not the Problem, It's your Server: Best Practices for Building MCP Servers
3.96T1.5 sourcephilschmid.de (Phil Schmid)
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Published by philschmid.de (Phil Schmid) (T1.5 source). The original is at https://www.philschmid.de/mcp-best-practices.
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SummaryPhil Schmid argues that widespread dissatisfaction with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) stems from poor server implementations rather than flaws in the protocol itself, and outlines best practices for building effective MCP servers.
Why it mattersBlaming the protocol is common but misplaced — this is a concrete engineering checklist for building MCP servers that actually work in production agentic setups.

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