Building an MCP Server for My Lab

I like to make things, and I’ve had a ~/local directory full of projects for as long as I can remember. I have my own ~/local/bin of command-line tools I’ve made over the years, and individual projects live in ~/local/{project}. It’s my personal lab. Over time, my lab started to look a little bit like a graveyard of ideas. A few were active, but most were unfinished. Last year, I started to tidy up a bit. I archived old ideas I’m no longer interested in. I made Landice work again; I rebuilt the infrastructure for Faculty (and recently redesigned the website, too); I rebuilt my personal server; I made a proper website for Roost; I built a travel log for a local Scout troop (inspired by Landice); and I built a tool to help me stay on top of school emails called Schoolcase (sort of like TripIt for school and activities). In my last blog post, I described my reluctance to adopt AI. It was being hyped by a lot of the same people who spent years hyping Web3. But I gave it a chance, and I’ve…