Technical Deconstruction of MCP Authorization: A Deep Dive into OAuth 2.1 and IETF RFC Specifications
Nov 12, 2025 · 22 min read · MCP Model Context Protocol OAuth 2.1 OAuth 2.0 PKCE JWT RFC 7636 RFC 9700 RFC 9728 Resource Indicators Federated Authentication AI Security ·
Executive Summary This article provides a deep-dive technical analysis of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) authorization flow. The central insight is that MCP's authorization model is not a generic application of OAuth 2.0 but a sophisticated implementation of the emerging OAuth 2.1 standard. The MCP protocol …
Read MoreHow invoking remote MCP servers hosted on AWS AgentCore
Aug 22, 2025 · 9 min read · MCP MCP Client AWS AgentCore Runtime AWS AgentCore Gateway OAuth Authentication ·
Overview Recently, I've been exploring AWS AgentCore's new capability to host Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and I wanted to share my experience with connecting to these remote servers as a client. The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that enables AI assistants to securely connect with external data …
Read MoreImplementing MCP OAuth 2.1 with Keycloak on AWS
Nov 21, 2025 · 25 min read · Keycloak MCP Model Context Protocol OAuth 2.1 RFC 8707 Dynamic Client Registration PKCE AWS Terraform Identity Provider ·
Introduction The Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem mandates OAuth 2.1-compliant authorization servers to facilitate secure, federated access to AI model services. MCP clients, such as Claude Code, Cursor, and VS Code extensions, rely on modern OAuth specifications including Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), …
Read MoreXiaozhi ESP32 MCP Gateway with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
Nov 17, 2025 · 12 min read · AWS Bedrock AgentCore MCP Model Context Protocol Xiaozhi ESP32 Voice Assistant IoT Edge Computing WebSocket ·
The Xiaozhi hardware is an impressive ESP32-based AI voice assistant capable of offline wake-up, multi-language support, and cloud connectivity. But what if you want your Xiaozhi device to access multiple AI tools, APIs, and services without managing complex integrations on the hardware side? This is where Amazon …
Read MoreBeyond Prompts: 4 Context Engineering Secrets for Claude Code
Nov 14, 2025 · 7 min read · Claude Code AI Agents Context Engineering LLM Developer Tools AWS Bedrock Anthropic ·
You can stop hoping your Large Language Model (LLM) follows complex instructions. Context Engineering is the strategic practice of curating what enters the model's limited attention budget. To build reliable AI agents, you must master these four deterministic context patterns. This post explores the key insights from …
Read MoreHow to Fix Shift+Enter in VS Code Remote SSH for Claude Code

The Problem: Premature Input Submission When working with Claude Code in a VS Code Remote SSH session (e.g., connecting from a macOS or Windows client to a remote Linux host), a common frustration arises: pressing Shift+Enter in the terminal is supposed to create a new line for multi-line input. Instead, it often …
Read MoreAmazon Quick Suite Deep Dive: Build AI-Powered Business Intelligence on AWS
Oct 29, 2025 · 9 min read · Amazon Quick Suite AWS QuickSight Business Intelligence AI Agents Data Analysis Workflow Automation QuickFlows QuickAutomate ·
Introduction Business intelligence has long been the domain of specialists, requiring complex tools and time-consuming analysis. But what if you could simply ask your data questions in plain English and receive comprehensive, visualized answers in seconds? What if you could automate your weekly reporting with a simple …
Read MoreBuild on AWS Faster with Claude Code and AWS Skills
Oct 26, 2025 · 4 min read · Claude Code AWS Skills AWS CDK Serverless Lambda DynamoDB API Gateway Agent Skills MCP Protocol Infrastructure as Code ·
Introduction Building on AWS is powerful but complex. What if your AI assistant had deep AWS expertise built-in? That's what AWS Skills brings to Claude Code. AWS Skills is a plugin that transforms Claude Code into an intelligent AWS development partner. It understands CDK best practices, estimates costs before you …
Read MoreUpgrade to Claude Agent SDK: A Quick Migration Guide from Claude Code
Sep 30, 2025 · 2 min read · Claude Agent SDK Claude Code Agent Framework AI Automation TypeScript SDK Migration ·
Heads up, builders! You may have noticed that Anthropic has rebranded the Claude Code SDK to the new Claude Agent SDK. This is more than just a new name. As the official announcement explains, this change reflects a strategic focus on making it easier than ever to build, debug, and deploy powerful AI agents. If you've …
Read MoreBuilding Agentic Applications with Claude Code: A Developer's Guide to AI-Powered Automation
Sep 29, 2025 · 12 min read · Claude Code Agent Framework AI Automation TypeScript MCP Protocol Social Media Automation Agentic AI ·
Introduction If you've been following the AI space, you know that "agents" are the next big thing. These autonomous, intelligent systems promise to revolutionize how we automate complex tasks. But building them can be a daunting undertaking, often involving a tangled web of conversation management, tool integration, …
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