Aug 1, 2026Engineering
MCP Spotlight: Brave Search MCP Server — The Official Independent-Web-Index Bridge With Privacy-First Architecture, Local-POI Search, and the Web-Search Default for Agents
The official Brave Search MCP Server by Brave — ~6 tools (brave_web_search, brave_local_search, brave_video_search, brave_image_search, brave_news_search, brave_summarizer) built on Brave's independent web index. Privacy-first architecture, EU-hostable, AI summarization built-in. MIT-licensed.
Jul 31, 2026Engineering
MCP Server Compliance for EU Regulated Workloads: DSGVO, NIS2, DORA, AI Act, and the EU-Hosted Audit Trail Agents Need
EU regulatory compliance for MCP in 2026 — DSGVO (data minimization, right to erasure, right to access), NIS2 (supply-chain risk, incident response), DORA (third-party risk, ICT risk management), AI Act (transparency, human oversight, technical documentation), Data Act (portability, interoperability). EU hosting, audit trail, HITL gating, signed images.
Jul 30, 2026Engineering
MCP Spotlight: Linear MCP Server — The Official Engineering-Execution Bridge With Read-by-Default Tools, Project Status Updates, and the Issue-Tracking Default for Agents
The official Linear MCP Server by Linear — ~25 focused tools covering issues, projects, cycles, initiatives, customers, with read-by-default semantics and structured filter syntax. OAuth 2.0 with principle-of-least-privilege scopes. Project update primitive for stakeholder communication. MIT-licensed.