MCP

Building a Free, Open Source SEO Crawler for LLM Consumption

Feb 2, 2026 Richard Baxter

MCP

I wanted to build on my experience working with the MCP protocol SDK to see just how far we can extend an AI assistant's capabilities. I decided that I'd quite...

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Generate a Tone of Voice Guide with Voice Analyser MCP

Jan 29, 2026 Richard Baxter

MCP

While AI will never replace human creativity, it can certainly help with productivity. Today I'm sharing my Voice Analyser MCP - an experimental tone of voice guideline generator that runs...

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AI SEO – A Tool to Help You Improve Your Content for AI Search

Jan 26, 2026 Richard Baxter

MCP

Not that long ago, I was searching for an answer to a question about a USB device and whether it needed a separate PSU. This happened to be a topic...

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Working with AI: Using Gmail in Claude

Jan 8, 2026 Richard Baxter

How To Guides

I've got a client over in Australia who are *just* warming up after a lengthy Christmas break. It's an SAP B1 integration with Shopify and Onetimpim - many moving parts!...

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Query Fan-Out MCP for AI Search Optimisation

Dec 15, 2025 Richard Baxter

MCP

I've been building a group of content optimisation tools for the past six months (some availabe on houtini's github, some coming soon). It's really clear that traditional keyword research is...

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AI in Finance: Using “Financial Modeling Prep” MCP for Real-Time Market Data in Claude

Dec 14, 2025 Richard Baxter

MCP

For fun, I thought I'd play with an MCP server for financial data, but getting it working in Claude as an MCP turned out not to be particularly straightforward. Not...

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How to Use Firecrawl in Claude Desktop

Dec 14, 2025 Richard Baxter

Beginner's Guides

I've spent the past few months building Yubhub (launch coming soon), a job aggregator that feeds our Motorsport jobs site, fluidjobs.com. The scraper needs to pull job listings from career...

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Desktop Commander: The First MCP Extension You Need To Install

Dec 12, 2025 Richard Baxter

How To Guides

When I discovered Desktop Commander, it quickly become the everything of how I work with Claude. Put simply, this MCP solves a specific, annoying problem: Claude can tell you what...

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Using AI: A Beginner’s Guide to Claude Desktop

Dec 11, 2025 Richard Baxter

How To Guides

In my work, I live two lives. First, I'm a web worker; I roll out websites, advise on search, or consult and help my clients come up with innovative app...

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How to Set Up Claude Desktop with Google Search Console MCP

Oct 2, 2025 Richard Baxter

How To Guides

Claude Desktop's ability to support access to API services using Model Context Protocol (MCP) is impressive stuff. You can actually get Claude connected to the Search Console API and query...

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GEO Analyser: Analyse Your Content for Generative Engine Optimisation

Sep 30, 2025 Richard Baxter

How To Guides

I've been watching AI search traffic for the past year, and it's become impossible to ignore. Not because traditional Google is dead - it's not - but because ChatGPT referrals...

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How to Setup the DataForSEO MCP with Claude Desktop

Sep 28, 2025 Richard Baxter

How To Guides

A straightforward guide to connecting DataForSEO's tools with Claude Desktop what you need to know. What You'll Need First Before we start, make sure you've got these three things sorted:...

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