In our last article, we explored the approaches to optimize costs while using agentic coding tools like Cline, Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Code for software development. However, another common concern among students and early researchers is around privacy and trying them without signing up with multiple vendors. Enter …

Understanding the Basics MCP (Model Context Protocol): An open standard defining how applications provide context (like data sources and tools) to Large Language Models (LLMs). It acts as a universal connector, akin to a "USB-C port" for AI. MCP Servers: These are essentially small programs or APIs that expose specific …