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Build a working Model Context Protocol server in C# 14 / .NET 11 using the official ModelContextProtocol 1.2 SDK. Covers stdio transport, [McpServerTool] attributes, dependency injection, the stderr logging trap, and registration with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and VS Code.

Mocking DbContext directly silently breaks ChangeTracker, which is why Microsoft discourages it. This guide shows the two patterns that actually work in EF Core 11: SQLite in-memory with a kept-open connection so the real ChangeTracker runs, and the repository pattern that lifts EF Core out of the test entirely.

A complete guide to testing HttpClient in .NET 11: why you should not mock HttpClient directly, how to write a stub HttpMessageHandler, swapping the primary handler with IHttpClientFactory, verifying Polly retries, and the WireMock.Net option.

Aspire 13.2.4 ships an OpenTelemetry bump for CVE-2026-40894, a Gen0 allocation amplification in baggage, B3, and Jaeger propagator parsing. Update OpenTelemetry.Api and OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Propagators to 1.15.3 even if you are not on Aspire.

Build a working Model Context Protocol server in Python using the official mcp 1.27 SDK and FastMCP. Covers Pydantic schemas, the stdio stdout trap, mcp dev / mcp install, and registration with Claude Desktop and Claude Code.

A complete guide to profiling .NET 11 apps with dotnet-trace: install, pick the right profile, capture from startup, and read the .nettrace output in PerfView, Visual Studio, Speedscope, or Perfetto.

System.Threading.Channels is the async-first replacement for BlockingCollection in .NET 11. This guide shows how to migrate, how to choose bounded vs unbounded, and how to handle backpressure, cancellation, and graceful shutdown without deadlocking.

A complete guide to writing custom JsonConverter<T> for System.Text.Json in .NET 11: when you actually need one, how to navigate Utf8JsonReader correctly, how to handle generics with JsonConverterFactory, and how to stay AOT-friendly.

Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon ships with .NET 10 in the archive, introduces -resolute container tags to replace -noble, and packages Native AOT tooling via dotnet-sdk-aot-10.0.

Step-by-step guide to wrapping any command-line tool as a Model Context Protocol server using the TypeScript SDK 1.29. Covers the stdout trap, child_process patterns, error propagation, and a full working git server.