How I Built an MCP Calculator Server that Developers Actually Use (94 downloads/week)
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I want to be honest about something: when I built @thicket-team/mcp-calculators, I expected maybe 10 downloads/week from people testing MCP integrations. We're at 94. In five weeks. Without any marketing. Here's what I learned about building MCP tools that developers actually integrate. Why I Built It I was tired of watching AI assistants confidently get math wrong. Ask Claude to calculate your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) and you might get a plausible number. Might. LLMs