973: The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)
Show notes
Scott and Wes sit down with Kent C. Dodds to break down MCP, context engineering, and what it really takes to build effective AI-powered tools. They dig into practical examples, UI patterns, performance tradeoffs, and whether the future of the web lives in chat or the browser. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:44 Introduction to Kent C. Dodds 02:44 What is MCP? 03:28 Context Engineering in AI 04:49 Practical Examples of MCP 06:33 Challenges with Context Bloat 08:08 Brought to you by Sentry.io 09:37 Why not give AI API access directly? 12:28 How is an MCP different from Skills 14:58 MCP optimizations and efficiency levers 16:24 MCP UI and Its Importance 19:18 Where are we at today with MCP 24:06 What is the development flow for building MCP servers? 27:17 Building out an MCP UI. 29:29 Returning HTML, when to render. 36:17 Calling tools from your UI 37:25 What is Goose? 38:42 Are browsers cooked? Is everything via chat? 43:25 Remix3 47:21 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs Sick Picks Kent: OneWheel Shameless Plugs Kent: http://EpicAI.pro,http://EpicWeb.dev,http://EpicReact.dev Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads
Guests
Kent C. Dodds
Independent Developer and Educator
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