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number: 973
title: "The Web’s Next Form: MCP UI (with Kent C. Dodds)"
date: 1769425200000
url: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSI8670091234.mp3
youtube_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCO5pbW6h_0
guest:
name: Kent C. Dodds
github: kentcdodds
twitter: kentcdodds
of: Epic AI
url: https://www.epicai.pro/
social: https://kentcdodds.com/
---

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](#t=00:00)** Welcome to Syntax!
* **[00:44](#t=00:44)** Introduction to Kent C. Dodds
* **[02:44](#t=02:44)** What is MCP?
* **[03:28](#t=03:28)** Context Engineering in AI
* **[04:49](#t=04:49)** Practical Examples of MCP
* **[06:33](#t=06:33)** Challenges with Context Bloat
* **[08:08](#t=08:08)** Brought to you by [Sentry.io](https://sentry.io/syntax)
* **[09:37](#t=09:37)** Why not give AI API access directly?
* **[12:28](#t=12:28)** How is an MCP different from Skills
* **[14:58](#t=14:58)** MCP optimizations and efficiency levers
* **[16:24](#t=16:24)** MCP UI and Its Importance
* **[19:18](#t=19:18)** Where are we at today with MCP
* **[24:06](#t=24:06)** What is the development flow for building MCP servers?
* **[27:17](#t=27:17)** Building out an MCP UI.
* **[29:29](#t=29:29)** Returning HTML, when to render.
* **[36:17](#t=36:17)** Calling tools from your UI
* **[37:25](#t=37:25)** What is Goose?
* **[38:42](#t=38:42)** Are browsers cooked? Is everything via chat?
* **[43:25](#t=43:25)** Remix3
* **[47:21](#t=47:21)** Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs

### Sick Picks

- Kent: [OneWheel](https://onewheel.com/)

### Shameless Plugs

- Kent: [https://EpicAI.pro](EpicAI.pro),[https://EpicWeb.dev](EpicWeb.dev),[https://EpicReact.dev](EpicReact.dev)

### Hit us up on Socials!

Syntax: [X](https://twitter.com/syntaxfm) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/syntax_fm/) [Tiktok](https://www.tiktok.com/@syntaxfm) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/96077407/admin/feed/posts/) [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@syntax_fm)

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