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Tools I use
I'm highly selective. This isn't every tool in the category—it's the short list I actually run, with scores on what ships, what breaks, and what it costs to own when the demo glow wears off.
MCP
My Go-To MCP Workbench
Mouse over the MCP tag on each one and see why the MCP is included in our list.
MCP Super Tools
See how I use these from an agent
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Newest edition
MCP
Infisical
17/20
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MCP
ntfy
20/20
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MCP
Cloudflare
14/20
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MCP
GitHub
11/20
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MCP
Render
18/20
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MCP
Airtable
11/20
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Astro
18/20
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Keen
15/20
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MCP
Retool
16/20
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MCP
Arcade
4/20
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Crazy Egg
12/20
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Cursor
12/20
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MCP
Fly.io
14/20
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ImprovMX
14/20
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MCP
Inngest
17/20
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MCP
Pinecone
13/20
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Pliable
12/20
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MCP
PostHog
13/20
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MCP
Postmark
15/20
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MCP
Reflect
11/20
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MCP
Resend
16/20
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MCP
Sentry
12/20
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MCP
Supabase
12/20
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Surge
16/20
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MCP
Algolia
17/20
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MCP
Better Stack
12/20
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