Skills vs MCP: what we're actually arguing about
Three voices argue about how to extend a Claude agent — skills-first, MCP-anchored, complementary. The debate dissolves once you separate procedural knowledge from live reach.
Mcp
API Gateway
Configurable Go reverse-proxy gateway with rate limiting, circuit breaking, MCP routing, and pluggable middleware.
Bridging Tradovate, Bookmap, and Thinkorswim to Claude with MCP
market-bridge is an MCP server that gives Claude direct access to real-time /ES futures data from the three platforms I trade on. No CSV exports, no context-switching.
Building MCP servers for NWSL and ECNL soccer data
jk-mcp-nwsl and jk-mcp-ecnl give Claude direct access to live league data — standings, rosters, RPI, results — from three different upstreams stitched into a coherent tool surface.
Market Bridge
MCP server bridging trading platforms (Tradovate, Bookmap, Thinkorswim) to Claude for real-time /ES futures data analysis.