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The MCP TypeScript SDK moved to v2 and Claude Code 2.1 changed how servers get used. A complete, current TypeScript MCP server — McpServer and Zod tools, stdio and HTTP transports, registration, Tool Search, and the production failure modes nobody warns you about. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-code-mcp-server-typescript-build-guide-2026

Your CLAUDE.md is full of operational knowledge encoded as skills. Your Hermes Agent has its own skill format at ~/.hermes/skills/. The agentskills.io open standard that Hermes implements makes them structurally compatible — and almost nobody is using it. Here is the conversion script, 5 porting patterns, and the gotchas. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-md-skills-hermes-agent-portability-agentskills-io-standard-2026

There is an undocumented setting in Claude Code 2.1.129 called skillListingBudgetFraction that controls what percentage of the context window is allocated to skill listings each turn. The default is conservative — and if you have more than 15-20 skills installed, half of them are silently not loading. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-code-skill-listing-budget-fraction-undocumented-setting-2026

On May 7, 2026, Nous Research shipped Hermes Agent v0.13.0 with 864 commits and 588 merged PRs. Everyone wrote about the Kanban. Nobody is talking about the three primitives underneath it — /goal, the Ralph loop, and the hallucination gate — and those are the ones that actually change how the agent behaves. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/hermes-agent-v013-hidden-primitives-ralph-loop-goal-hallucination-gate-2026

The Hermes Tool Gateway is the bidirectional MCP bridge that lets Hermes call external tools AND lets external agents call Hermes. Here are 12 working patterns, in increasing order of complexity, every config block verified against v0.13.0. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/hermes-agent-tool-gateway-claude-code-mcp-12-patterns-2026

Indie Hackers and browseract surfaced the framing — Hermes as orchestrator, Claude Code as coder. Nobody shipped a working architecture. Here is the complete dual-stack setup I run in production: VPS config, local config, MCP bridge, dispatch patterns, and the 6 workflows that justify the complexity. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/hermes-claude-code-dual-stack-orchestrator-coder-architecture-2026

Three AI coding tools dominate the developer landscape in 2026: Claude Code (terminal-native CLI), Cursor (VS Code fork), and Windsurf (Cascade-powered IDE). Each takes a fundamentally different approach to AI-assisted development. Here’s how they compare on the metrics that actually matter for shipping code. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-code-vs-cursor-vs-windsurf-ai-coding-ide-2026

Claude Code hooks are the most underused power feature in AI-assisted development. They let you intercept every tool call with custom shell scripts — auto-formatting code, blocking destructive git commands, enforcing project conventions, and building safety guardrails that run automatically. Here’s how to set them up. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-code-hooks-automate-dev-workflow-2026

Claude Code wins for complex multi-file refactors with its 1M token context window, while Cursor remains the best daily driver for autocomplete and quick edits. Here is our full comparison for April 2026. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-code-vs-cursor-vs-windsurf-2026-comparison

Three AI coding tools dominate developer workflows in April 2026: GitHub Copilot ($10/month), Cursor ($20/month), and Claude Code ($20–200/month). Each represents a different philosophy. Here is the complete breakdown — and the winning combination. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-code-vs-cursor-vs-github-copilot-ai-coding-tools-2026

Claude Code Skills and Plugins extend Claude Code's capabilities beyond its defaults. This guide covers skill anatomy, the difference between Skills, Plugins, Hooks, and MCP Servers, step-by-step skill creation, plugin manifests, and production best practices. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-code-skills-plugins-developer-guide

Three tools dominate AI-assisted development in 2026. Here is an honest comparison of Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Code — covering philosophy, features, pricing, and benchmarks to help you choose the right one. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/cursor-vs-windsurf-vs-claude-code-2026-comparison

MCP servers let you give Claude Code superpowers — access to your databases, APIs, and custom tools. Here's the complete TypeScript tutorial to build your own. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/build-mcp-servers-claude-code-complete-tutorial

Claude Code's skill system lets you extend its capabilities with specialized commands. These 10 skills will transform your development workflow — and they take minutes to install. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/10-claude-code-skills-every-developer-should-install

Everyone talks about building with AI. I actually did it — a full SaaS product from idea to paying customers in 48 hours. Here's exactly how, with every tool, prompt, and mistake documented. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/build-saas-product-48-hours-using-ai

The three dominant AI coding tools go head-to-head. We tested Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot on real development tasks to find out which one actually makes you the most productive developer. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/ai-coding-2026-cursor-vs-claude-code-vs-github-copilot

Claude Code promises deeper AI integration and autonomous coding, yet the majority of professional developers are sticking with Cursor. The reasons might surprise you—and they reveal something crucial about how AI coding tools actually get used in real development workflows. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/why-developers-choose-cursor-over-claude-code

Claude Code's subagent system lets you spawn multiple AI developers that work in parallel on different parts of your project. This advanced guide shows you how to orchestrate an AI development team. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/claude-code-subagents-build-ai-development-team

After two years of testing every AI development tool available, here's the exact toolkit I use daily — what each tool does best, how I combine them, and the workflows that save me hours every day. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/ai-tools-i-use-every-day-as-a-developer-march-2026

MCP servers are the secret weapon that makes Claude Code more than just a chatbot. Learn how the Model Context Protocol works, how to build your own servers, and why this protocol might be the most important AI standard of 2026. Continue reading the full article on WowHow → Originally published at https://wowhow.cloud/blogs/mcp-servers-explained-how-claude-code-connects-to-everything