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Founder notes on building Tulimoa, plus spotlights on the SaaS we list. Mostly weekly, sometimes when something interesting breaks.
The 10 Best MCP Gateways in 2026, Honestly Compared
7 min readThe 10 best MCP gateways in 2026, Tulimoa first for its memory layer: verified pricing, camps explained, and one real limitation named per product.
Jul 29, 2026The 5 Best MCP Gateways for Small Teams in 2026
6 min readThe 5 best MCP gateways for small teams in 2026, ranked by what small teams need: setup speed, honest pricing, and memory. Tulimoa first, disclosure included.
Jul 29, 2026Why a Plain MCP Gateway Isn't Enough Anymore
5 min readA stateless MCP gateway solves routing and auth, then watches your agent rebuild the same context every session at full price. The case for memory at the gateway.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Gateway with Memory: What Changes When Your Gateway Remembers
5 min readAn MCP gateway with memory captures IDs, results, and decisions as it routes calls, then serves them back next session. The mechanics, minus the sales pitch.
Jul 29, 2026Composio Alternatives in 2026: 7 Options Compared
6 min readSeven real Composio alternatives compared fairly: Zapier MCP, Pipedream, Klavis, Docker, IBM ContextForge, Obot, and Tulimoa. Facts checked July 2026.
Jul 29, 2026One MCP Endpoint for Claude: Connect All Your Tools at Once
5 min readConnect Claude to one MCP gateway endpoint instead of ten server entries: one OAuth consent, a self-updating tool list, and memory across your sessions.
Jul 29, 2026How to Choose an MCP Gateway: 12 Questions to Ask
5 min readHow to choose an MCP gateway: 12 questions across security, cost, architecture, and the one nobody asks: does it remember anything between sessions?
Jul 29, 2026Do You Need an MCP Gateway Yet? An Honest Decision Guide
5 min readDo you need an MCP gateway? With 1 or 2 servers on one machine: no. The six signals that change the answer, and a checklist to decide in five minutes.
Jul 29, 2026What Does an MCP Gateway Cost in 2026?
6 min readMCP gateway pricing in 2026, verified: Composio, Zapier MCP, TrueFoundry, Kong, Docker, and the long list of vendors with no public price at all.
Jul 29, 2026Open Source MCP Gateways in 2026: The Real Options
6 min readNine real open source MCP gateways compared: IBM ContextForge, Docker, Obot, MetaMCP, Microsoft, Unla, MCPJungle, ToolHive, agentgateway. Licenses included.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Gateway vs LLM Gateway: Don't Confuse Them
5 min readMCP gateway vs LLM gateway: one governs tool calls, the other routes model API traffic. Why vendors blur the two, and a table to keep them straight.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Gateway vs MCP Server: What's the Difference?
5 min readMCP gateway vs MCP server: a server exposes one product's tools, a gateway federates many servers behind one endpoint. Why the confusion exists, resolved.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Federation: One Endpoint, Many Servers, Explained
5 min readMCP federation explained: one endpoint that speaks for many servers, namespaced tools, brokered auth, and a tools list that updates itself at runtime.
Jul 29, 2026Remember, Recall, Checkpoint: Agent Memory Tools Explained
5 min readThe agent memory tools explained one by one: remember, recall, checkpoint, set_goal and get_pending, walked through a single three-day task.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Memory: How Agents Remember Across Sessions
5 min readMCP memory explained: the reference memory server, framework stores, and memory built into the MCP layer itself, where every tool call already flows.
Jul 29, 2026Memory Layers for AI Agents: The Complete 2026 Guide
7 min readThe memory layer for AI agents, in full: what it stores, where it can live, what it changes economically, and how to evaluate one before you commit.
Jul 29, 2026How to Give an AI Agent Persistent Memory
5 min readPersistent memory for AI agents: the three architectures (app, framework, gateway) with honest tradeoffs, and what remembering looks like in a real workflow.
Jul 29, 2026Why Your AI Agent Forgets Everything (and 5 Real Fixes)
5 min readYour AI agent forgets everything between sessions because its context gets wiped. The five real fixes, honestly ranked, from paste rituals to gateway memory.
Jul 29, 2026Agent Memory vs RAG: Related, Not the Same
5 min readAgent memory vs RAG: RAG retrieves from a corpus you prepared, memory accumulates from the agent's own experience and writes as well as reads. When you need both.
Jul 29, 2026A Bigger Context Window Still Isn't Memory
5 min readContext window vs memory: why million-token windows still forget everything at session end, degrade in the middle, and cost you on every turn. Memory differs.
Jul 29, 2026The Context Tax: What Every Connected Tool Costs Your Agent
5 min readThe context tax is the fixed token cost every connected MCP server charges on every turn, used or not. How to measure yours, and the three fixes ranked.
Jul 29, 2026Where Your LLM Token Bill Actually Comes From
5 min readLLM token costs, itemized: system prompt, tool schemas, conversation history, re-established context, and retries. Which slices grow, and the two real fixes.
Jul 29, 2026Product Teams: Wire Tickets, Feedback, and Roadmap into One Agent
5 min readA product team AI agent that reads tickets, feedback, analytics, and docs through one MCP endpoint, and remembers your decisions instead of re-asking.
Jul 29, 2026Consultants: Separate Clients, Separate Credentials, Separate Memory
5 min readMCP for consultants: keep every client's tools, credentials, and agent memory strictly separated, revoke access at handoff, and prove what your agent did.
Jul 29, 2026E-Commerce Ops with AI Agents: A Practical MCP Setup
5 min readEcommerce AI agents need the shop, payments, support, and logistics in one view. A practical MCP setup for a small store, with memory for the recurring stuff.
Jul 29, 2026CRM Agents That Remember Your Pipeline: MCP for Sales Teams
5 min readMCP for sales teams: an AI agent that reads CRM, calendar, and email together, with scoped OAuth access and a memory of your pipeline between sessions.
Jul 29, 2026AI Agents in Customer Support: Where an MCP Gateway Fits
5 min readAI agents in customer support need helpdesk, billing, docs, and product data together. An MCP gateway adds consent, scoped access, audit, and memory.
Jul 29, 2026The Solo Founder's MCP Setup: One Endpoint for the Whole Back Office
5 min readMCP for solo founders, minus the hype: put support, payments, and docs behind one endpoint and let your agent remember context you keep re-explaining.
Jul 29, 2026How Agencies Run Every Client Stack Through One MCP Gateway
5 min readWhat an MCP gateway for agencies fixes: one boundary per client stack, revocable access at offboarding, an audit trail, and memory so agents stop re-learning.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Gateway for Developers: The Day-to-Day Workflow
5 min readHow an MCP gateway for developers works day to day: one endpoint in every client, credentials stored once, and an agent remembering yesterday's decisions.
Jul 29, 2026EU Hosted MCP: Why Teams Ask Where Their AI Infrastructure Runs
5 min readWhere your MCP gateway runs decides where credentials, payloads, and agent memory live. Why EU hosted MCP is rare, plus the security questions to ask.
Jul 29, 2026GDPR and AI Agents: A Practical Checklist for EU Teams
5 min readGDPR and AI agents: where customer data flows, who the processors are, and a practical checklist of questions EU teams should send every vendor.
Jul 29, 2026Audit Trails for AI Agents: Who Did What, When?
5 min readWhat an AI agent audit trail should record: tool, arguments, result, initiator, timestamp. Plus why the gateway is the natural, secure place to keep it.
Jul 29, 2026Stop Pasting API Keys into Agent Configs
5 min readAPI keys for AI agents pile up in config files: full account scope, never rotated, no revocation trail. What OAuth consents, a vault, and revocation fix.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Gateway Security: What Actually Matters
5 min readMCP gateway security in five questions: encrypted credential storage, scoped tokens, per-connection revocation, audit trails, and no tokens in URLs.
Jul 29, 2026How to Get Your SaaS Listed in an MCP Directory
5 min readList your SaaS in an MCP directory where agents and buyers both search. What a strong listing needs, plus Tulimoa's free, human review in about a day.
Jul 29, 2026What Makes a SaaS Agent-Ready? A 10-Point Checklist
5 min readWhat makes an agent-ready SaaS? A 10-point checklist: official MCP server, OAuth, scoped permissions, parseable docs, llms.txt, and a free listing path.
Jul 29, 2026The 15 Best MCP Servers in 2026, Sorted by Job
7 min readThe best MCP servers in 2026, sorted by job: coding, project work, data, comms, payments, and web. What each does, who needs it, and how it authenticates.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Directories Compared: Where to Find Agent-Ready Tools in 2026
7 min readMCP directory guide for 2026: how PulseMCP, Glama, Smithery, mcp.so and the official registry compare, registry vs directory, and where curation wins.
Jul 29, 2026Does Your App Have an MCP Server? How to Check in 2 Minutes
5 min readDoes your app have an MCP server? A 2-minute check routine: vendor docs, a directory lookup, a changelog search, and what to do when the answer is no.
Jul 29, 2026How to Find MCP Servers Worth Connecting
5 min readHow to find MCP servers worth connecting: check official vendor servers first, curated directories second, GitHub last, and run five checks before you connect.
Jul 29, 2026MCP for Non-Developers: You Don't Need to Code
5 min readMCP for non-developers: connect AI assistants to real tools with settings menus, connect buttons, and OAuth consents. No terminal, plus what still needs a dev.
Jul 29, 2026The Plain-English MCP Glossary: 30 Terms Explained
7 min readA plain-English MCP glossary: 30 terms from server and transport to OAuth, gateway, and memory layer, each explained in two or three plain sentences.
Jul 29, 2026Is MCP Worth It for a Small Team?
5 min readIs MCP worth it for a small team? An honest look at when connecting your AI assistant to your tools pays off, when it is premature, and how to start.
Jul 29, 2026How Many MCP Servers Are Too Many?
5 min readNo one publishes how many MCP servers you can connect, so here is the real token math per server, the practical ceiling, and the fix that keeps your reach.
Jul 29, 2026MCP vs OpenAPI: What Each Standard Is For
5 min readMCP vs OpenAPI, explained: why feeding an API spec to a model burns context and fails on auth, and how the two standards actually work together.
Jul 29, 2026MCP vs RAG: Which One Does Your Agent Need?
5 min readMCP vs RAG in plain terms: RAG brings knowledge into context, MCP lets your agent act on software. When to use each, and the stale-data mistake to avoid.
Jul 29, 2026Remote vs Local MCP Servers: Which Should You Run?
5 min readLocal stdio for files and dev tools, a remote MCP server for SaaS and teams: the tradeoffs, a decision table, and why MCP v2 pushes the ecosystem remote.
Jul 29, 2026Tools, Resources, Prompts: What an MCP Server Actually Offers
5 min readMCP tools, resources, and prompts explained with one concrete example each, plus why most real servers ship only tools and what that costs in context.
Jul 29, 2026MCP Client vs MCP Server: Who Does What?
5 min readMCP client vs server, explained in plain terms: the host app runs the clients, your tool runs the server. See who builds what and where Claude fits.
Jul 29, 2026What Is an MCP Server? A Plain-Language Guide
5 min readWhat is an MCP server? A plain-language guide to how a server advertises tools, how AI agents call them, and how to try one yourself for free.
Jul 28, 2026MCP vs Function Calling: What Is the Difference?
3 min readFunction calling lets one AI app use tools its developer wired in. MCP makes tools available to every agent through one standard. How the two fit together.
Jul 28, 2026MCP Security Basics: How OAuth Keeps AI Tool Connections Safe
4 min readAI agents hold logins to your real tools, so their security deserves attention. How OAuth protects MCP connections, and what a safe setup looks like in practice.
Jul 28, 2026How to Connect an AI Agent to Your SaaS Tools (Without Losing Control)
4 min readA practical guide to wiring an AI agent into your SaaS stack: finding MCP servers, choosing the right login method, and keeping oversight as the list grows.
Jul 28, 2026AI Agent Memory, Explained: Why Agents Forget and What a Memory Layer Does
4 min readAI agents forget everything between sessions because their working memory is wiped. What agent memory is, why it matters, and what a memory layer actually does.
Jul 28, 2026MCP vs API: What Is the Difference?
3 min readAPIs let software talk to software. MCP lets AI agents discover and use tools on their own. When you need which, and how the two work together.
Jul 28, 2026Tulimoa runs MCP v2 from day one
3 min readThe MCP v2 spec went final on July 28, 2026. Our public MCP server started speaking it the same day, while staying fully compatible with older clients.
Jul 28, 2026What Is MCP v2? The 2026 Update, Explained Simply
4 min readMCP v2 is the 2026 update to the Model Context Protocol. No sessions, cached tool lists, safer logins. Here is what changed, explained without jargon.
Jul 24, 2026How to Reduce MCP Token Usage in 2026
4 min readEach connected MCP server dumps its full tool catalog into context on every turn. Cut what gets loaded, and you cut the bill. Here is where MCP token usage actually goes, and the three levers that reduce it.
Jul 24, 2026What Is an MCP Gateway? A Plain Guide for 2026
4 min readAn MCP gateway is one endpoint that sits between your AI agent and all the MCP servers it uses. Here is what it does, when you need one, and how it differs from a plain MCP server.
Jul 6, 2026Your agents keep forgetting, and your token bill pays for it
3 min readEvery session, your agent re-reads the same context from scratch, and you pay for those tokens every single time. The bottleneck was never the agents, it was the memory between sessions.
May 15, 2026Tulimoa is here
1 min readA free, curated SaaS directory where ranking is never for sale. Built for makers shipping useful tools and for teams tired of the same brand-name vendors.