What we built, tested and verified this week — n8n workflows, MCP configs, Claude Code, and the open-source agent repos worth your time. Every claim is checked against the actual files.
Step‑by‑step guide to pull Shopify reviews with an MCP fetch config and generate AI replies via Claude Code slash commands. Includes setup, testing, and best practices for ecommerce owners.
MCP server not showing up in Claude Desktop? Six verified causes: invalid JSON, Windows path escaping, npx failures, the tray quit, the MSIX config-path trap, and missing env vars — with a known-good config to paste.
We hand-verified 12 MCP server configs for Claude Desktop and ranked them by daily usefulness. Exact JSON, key requirements, Windows and Mac install steps, and fixes for the three failures that break most setups.
The Monday digest: the fastest-growing open-source AI skills, new templates, new articles. No filler.