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MCP vs A2A vs AG-UI: The Protocol Stack, Fact-Checked

October 23, 2026October 23, 2026 Amaresh Pelleti
three-layer agent protocol stack diagram showing MCP, A2A, and AG-UI

MCP vs A2A vs AG-UI is the comparison chart making the rounds right now, and the framing is right — these are three different, complementary layers, not competing standards. But a couple of its headline numbers are either stale or… Read moreMCP vs A2A vs AG-UI: The Protocol Stack, Fact-Checked

AI Tools  a2a, ag-ui, ai-agents, MCP, model-context-protocol  Leave a comment

YAML vs JSON for LLMs: Real Token Counts, Real Gotchas

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026 Amaresh Pelleti
token count comparison chart for yaml json and toon formats

YAML vs JSON for LLMs isn’t just a style preference — it changes how many tokens you pay for on every request. I ran both formats through a real tokenizer on identical data instead of repeating the “20-ish percent” figures… Read moreYAML vs JSON for LLMs: Real Token Counts, Real Gotchas

AI Tools  ai-agents, JSON, LLM, token-efficiency, YAML

The MCP Registry, By the Numbers

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 Amaresh Pelleti
official MCP registry breakdown across 30,375 servers

The official MCP registry is the closest thing the Model Context Protocol has to an app store. So we pulled every entry from its API and counted what’s actually in there. The short version: 30,375 servers as of September 10,… Read moreThe MCP Registry, By the Numbers

AI Tools  ai-agents, ai-tools, MCP, model-context-protocol

Best MCP Servers in 2026: One Pick Per Category

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Amaresh Pelleti
best MCP servers by category with OAuth 2.1 compliance status

The best MCP servers in 2026 aren’t just the ones with the most GitHub stars. With the 2026-07-28 spec update — final and current since late July — making OAuth 2.1 mandatory for every remote MCP server, “best” now also… Read moreBest MCP Servers in 2026: One Pick Per Category

AI Tools  ai-agents, MCP, model-context-protocol, oauth

MCP Server Authentication: What the 2026-07-28 Spec Broke

September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 Amaresh Pelleti
MCP server authentication changes in the 2026-07-28 spec update

MCP server authentication stopped being optional a month ago. The Model Context Protocol’s largest spec revision since launch finalized on schedule on July 28, 2026 and is now the current protocol version. It turns every remote MCP server into a… Read moreMCP Server Authentication: What the 2026-07-28 Spec Broke

AI Tools  ai-agents, MCP, model-context-protocol, oauth

Database Provisioning Is Now an AI Agent’s Job

September 1, 2026October 16, 2026 Amaresh Pelleti
AI agent automatically creating a new Postgres branch instead of a human running the command

When Neon’s serverless Postgres platform hit general availability in 2024, roughly 30% of new databases on it were created by AI agents instead of humans. By the time Databricks acquired Neon in May 2025 — reportedly for about $1 billion… Read moreDatabase Provisioning Is Now an AI Agent’s Job

Database  ai-agents, Database, database-provisioning, neon, PostgreSQL

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