973: The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)

Scott and Wes sit down with Kent C. Dodds to break down MCP, context engineering, and what it really takes to build effective AI-powered tools. They dig into practical examples, UI patterns, performance tradeoffs, and whether the future of the web lives in chat or the browser.

Show Notes

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00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

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00:44 Introduction to Kent C. Dodds

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02:44 What is MCP?

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03:28 Context Engineering in AI

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04:49 Practical Examples of MCP

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06:33 Challenges with Context Bloat

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08:08 Brought to you by Sentry.io (sentry.io/syntax)

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09:37 Why not give AI API access directly?

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12:28 How is an MCP different from Skills

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14:58 MCP optimizations and efficiency levers

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16:24 MCP UI and Its Importance

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19:18 Where are we at today with MCP

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24:06 What is the development flow for building MCP servers?

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27:17 Building out an MCP UI.

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29:29 Returning HTML, when to render.

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36:17 Calling tools from your UI

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37:25 What is Goose?

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38:42 Are browsers cooked? Is everything via chat?

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43:25 Remix3

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47:21 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

Sick Picks

• Kent: OneWheel (onewheel.com)

Shameless Plugs

• Kent: EpicAI.pro,http://EpicWeb.dev,http://EpicReact…

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