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26 posts covering security hardening, deployment strategies, and enterprise compliance

Security & Production2026-07-213 min read

CVE-2025-6514: The Critical mcp-remote RCE, Explained

CVE-2025-6514 is a real, CVSS 9.6 critical vulnerability in mcp-remote that let a malicious MCP server trigger OS command execution on a connecting client via a crafted OAuth redirect URL. Here's exactly how it worked and how to check if you're affected.

Patching experiencesVulnerability reports
Security & Production2026-07-191 min read

MCP Server Exploits: Real Attack Scenarios

Analysis of real-world attack scenarios targeting MCP servers and prevention strategies.

Security incident reportsAttack vector analysis
Security & Production2026-07-192 min read

MCP Authentication Methods: Complete Comparison

OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, API keys, and JWTs solve different MCP authentication problems. Here's what each actually protects against, and where real production MCP servers (Zerodha, Swiggy, Razorpay) land on this spectrum.

Auth method votingImplementation guides
Security & Production2026-07-193 min read

OAuth 2.0 in MCP: Implementation Step-by-Step

A working OAuth 2.1 with PKCE flow for an MCP server, from provider setup through token validation on every request — the same pattern real servers like Swiggy's and Zomato's use.

OAuth setup guidesCode examples
Security & Production2026-07-192 min read

MCP JWT Token Implementation Best Practices

JWTs give MCP servers stateless, distributed auth verification — but that same statelessness means a compromised token can't be instantly revoked. Here's how to design claims, choose a signing algorithm, and manage that tradeoff.

JWT code examplesToken configuration tips
Security & Production2026-07-192 min read

API Key Authentication for MCP Servers

API keys are the simplest MCP auth model, and a legitimate choice for internal tools — but the naive env-var-list implementation has real gaps: no rotation without a redeploy, no per-key scoping, no hashing at rest.

Key management strategiesAPI key examples
Security & Production2026-07-192 min read

MCP Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Setup

RBAC gives MCP servers a way to say a caller's role determines which tools it can touch. Here's how to design roles that map to real MCP primitives (tools, resources, prompts) instead of a vague admin/user split.

RBAC policy sharingPermission matrix examples
Security & Production2026-07-192 min read

MCP Server Production Deployment Checklist

A real pre-production checklist for MCP servers, covering the parts specific to MCP (tool-scoping, transport hardening, prompt injection surface) beyond generic infrastructure hygiene.

Deployment storiesProduction checklists
Security & Production2026-07-191 min read

MCP Server CI/CD Pipeline Setup Guide

Guide to setting up continuous integration and deployment pipelines for MCP servers.

Pipeline configurationsCI/CD templates
Security & Production2026-07-191 min read

MCP Logging Best Practices for Production

Best practices for implementing logging in MCP servers for debugging and compliance.

Log analysis tipsLogging configurations
Security & Production2026-07-191 min read

MCP Standards: Building Internal Guidelines

Creating internal standards and guidelines for MCP server development and deployment.

Standard template sharingGuidelines contributions
Security & Production2026-07-201 min read

MCP Standards: Building Internal Guidelines

A template for the internal MCP standards doc most platform teams end up writing after the third inconsistent server ships.

Standard template sharingInternal doc examples