Building Model Context Protocol Servers: A Deep Dive
I’ve been absolutely fascinated by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) lately—it’s one of those technologies that makes you go “why didn’t we have this sooner?” After building a couple of MCP servers (gopher-mcp and openzim-mcp), I’m excited to share what I’ve discovered about this game-changing approach to AI tooling.
Update (June 2025): I’ve split this comprehensive guide into two focused articles for better readability:
- Gopher MCP Server: Bringing 1991’s Internet to Modern AI - Focuses on the Gopher protocol, its history, and practical applications
- OpenZIM MCP Server: Offline Knowledge for AI Assistants - Covers offline Wikipedia access and ZIM format optimization