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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +number: 973 |
| 3 | +title: "The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)" |
| 4 | +date: 1769425200000 |
| 5 | +url: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSI8670091234.mp3 |
| 6 | +youtube_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCO5pbW6h_0 |
| 7 | +guest: |
| 8 | + name: Kent C. Dodds |
| 9 | + github: kentcdodds |
| 10 | + twitter: kentcdodds |
| 11 | + of: Epic AI |
| 12 | + url: https://www.epicai.pro/ |
| 13 | + social: https://kentcdodds.com/ |
| 14 | +--- |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +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. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +### Show Notes |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +* **[00:00](#t=00:00)** Welcome to Syntax! |
| 21 | +* **[00:44](#t=00:44)** Introduction to Kent C. Dodds |
| 22 | +* **[02:44](#t=02:44)** What is MCP? |
| 23 | +* **[03:28](#t=03:28)** Context Engineering in AI |
| 24 | +* **[04:49](#t=04:49)** Practical Examples of MCP |
| 25 | +* **[06:33](#t=06:33)** Challenges with Context Bloat |
| 26 | +* **[08:08](#t=08:08)** Brought to you by [Sentry.io](https://sentry.io/syntax) |
| 27 | +* **[09:37](#t=09:37)** Why not give AI API access directly? |
| 28 | +* **[12:28](#t=12:28)** How is an MCP different from Skills |
| 29 | +* **[14:58](#t=14:58)** MCP optimizations and efficiency levers |
| 30 | +* **[16:24](#t=16:24)** MCP UI and Its Importance |
| 31 | +* **[19:18](#t=19:18)** Where are we at today with MCP |
| 32 | +* **[24:06](#t=24:06)** What is the development flow for building MCP servers? |
| 33 | +* **[27:17](#t=27:17)** Building out an MCP UI. |
| 34 | +* **[29:29](#t=29:29)** Returning HTML, when to render. |
| 35 | +* **[36:17](#t=36:17)** Calling tools from your UI |
| 36 | +* **[37:25](#t=37:25)** What is Goose? |
| 37 | +* **[38:42](#t=38:42)** Are browsers cooked? Is everything via chat? |
| 38 | +* **[43:25](#t=43:25)** Remix3 |
| 39 | +* **[47:21](#t=47:21)** Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +### Sick Picks |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +- Kent: [OneWheel](https://onewheel.com/) |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +### Shameless Plugs |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +- Kent: [https://EpicAI.pro](EpicAI.pro),[https://EpicWeb.dev](EpicWeb.dev),[https://EpicReact.dev](EpicReact.dev) |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +### Hit us up on Socials! |
| 50 | + |
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| 52 | + |
| 53 | +Wes: [X](https://twitter.com/wesbos) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/wesbos/) [Tiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/@wesbos) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesbos/) [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@wesbos) |
| 54 | + |
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| 56 | + |
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