Self-Hosted MCP: Building a Model Context Protocol Server in PHP
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MCP is a wire protocol, not a library, meaning PHP developers can implement an MCP server without waiting for an official SDK. Using JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio or HTTP, PHP apps can expose tools, resources, and prompts to AI assistants like Claude. The real challenge isn't the protocol — it's scoping tools narrowly and treating every exposed capability as a potential security surface.
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