#
DIFF.BLOG
New
Following
Discover
Jobs
More
Top Writers
Suggest a blog
Upvotes plugin
Report bug
Contact
About
Sign up
The home for great developer writing.
We surface the best developer writing from thousands of independent blogs, updated daily.
Join Diff.blog
TOPICS
MCP Servers Explained: Build One, Then Run It Safely
·
Aleksei Aleinikov
·
Aug. 3, 2026, 12:02 p.m.
AI Security
AI agents
tool calling
Model Context Protocol
mcp-server
AI capabilities
Server Building
Security Practices
Summary
This blog post provides a comprehensive guide on building a safe MCP server for AI agents, detailing the protocol, construction steps, potential production issues, and crucial security rules to follow.
Read full post on www.alekseialeinikov.com →
MORE POSTS LIKE THIS
How to build an MCP server
Flaviocopes ·
Sep 3, 2026
typescript
mcp-server
Hacker History of OPSEC
Flying Penguin Blog ·
Aug 31, 2026
Security
history
Enterprise-Managed Authorization for your MCP server: Setting Up and Testing XAA in Auth0
Phat Pham ·
Aug 20, 2026
Auth0
mcp-server
The Great Certificate Size Explosion – IPsec Series, Part 7
Blogs Cisco ·
Aug 17, 2026
Security
developer
Evolving a Java MCP Server During MCP Specification Upgrades
openjdk ·
Aug 12, 2026
artificial-intelligence
Java
Just-in-time access to HashiCorp Vault using the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform OIDC provider
Red Hat ·
Aug 11, 2026
HashiCorp Vault
Ansible automation
Discover more posts →
AUTHOR
Sponsored
Zulip
Organized team chat for people who take work seriously. Topic-based threading keeps conversations focused.
Try Zulip
Become a sponsor →
RECENT POSTS FROM THE AUTHOR
Choose how you want to continue.
Continue with GitHub
Continue with Google