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Writing on the MCP ecosystem: reliability, protocol eras, and measurement findings.
Why do MCP servers die?
Hundreds of MCP servers are born every week — and quietly vanish weeks later. mcpmetrics data: the causes, and the lessons for you.
Read →Auth-gated MCP servers: the hidden 93% of MCP
Most MCP servers sit behind an authentication wall. Why, how we measure them, and how you can connect.
Read →Came from Instagram? Here’s what’s happening in the MCP world in 2 minutes
Most MCP servers work one day and vanish the next. mcpmetrics measures them second by second. Here’s the story behind the charts you saw on social.
Read →How to choose an MCP server (a reliability guide)
If you’re picking an MCP server for an AI agent, “does it work” isn’t enough. Uptime, latency, era, and schema validity — which matters and why, point by point.
Read →What is an “era”? Understanding MCP protocol ages
On mcpmetrics, every server has an “era”: modern, dual, legacy, auth-gated, unknown, unreachable. What do they mean, and why do they reveal the health of the ecosystem?
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