latest version of @paper ships with a new way of connecting to its local mcp server, it's easier, more robust, and remains fast af
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Sep 24, 2026 · 1:10 AM UTC

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Local MCP connections break in boring ways, mostly a server that has started but is not answering yet. Does the new method wait for a health check before the first call?
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no that was always there, it's more the server needing to be running before an agent harness tries to connect
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the local connection flow looking this painless is kinda the win—fast is nice, but no ritual is better lol
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yeah, seriously. the amount of ceremony across different agent harnesses is crazy
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Local MCP that stays fast under load is rare. Keep the tool list tiny, cache vault/index reads, and measure round-trip latency before you stack more servers on top.
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dawg 😂
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