[Feedback] MCP Development Experience & Recommendations

[joelaugx]

MCP Development Experience - Feedback & Recommendations

Hi Antigravity team! 👋

I recently spent several weeks creating and troubleshooting 8 different MCP servers for Antigravity, and I wanted to share my experience along with some recommendations that could help improve the MCP development workflow.

Background

I created the "MCP Architect" skill as a comprehensive troubleshooting guide based on real debugging sessions with:

• Google Drive (OAuth)
• Apple Mail (Python venv)
• GitHub (Docker)
• Apple Photos (macOS)
• Brave Search (API keys)
• Cloud Run (GCP)
• File Systems
• Google Docs (OAuth + API)

Repository: https://github.com/joelaugx/Antigravity-MCP-Architect-Skill
Release: https://github.com/joelaugx/Antigravity-MCP-Architect-Skill/releases/tag/v1.0.0

Key Feedback Areas

1. Documentation Gaps

• MCP configuration file structure needs better documentation
• Error messages could be more descriptive
• Troubleshooting guides are missing

2. Developer Experience Challenges

• Package naming inconsistencies (e.g., server-google-drive vs server-gdrive)
• Virtual environment setup is unclear
• OAuth flow documentation is scattered

3. Diagnostic Tools

• No built-in way to validate MCP configurations
• Missing health check endpoints
• Limited debugging information

4. Configuration Management

• Master registry pattern would help maintain consistency
• Environment variable documentation is incomplete
• Path resolution issues on different platforms

5. Community Resources

• Need centralized MCP examples repository
• Troubleshooting knowledge base would be valuable
• Community-contributed MCPs need better visibility

6. What's Working Well ✅

• MCP marketplace is excellent
• Integration with Antigravity is seamless
• The concept of MCPs is powerful and well-designed

Detailed Feedback

For complete details, recommendations, and code examples, please see:
https://github.com/joelaugx/Antigravity-MCP-Architect-Skill/blob/main/ANTIGRAVITY_FEEDBACK.md

Offering Help

I'm happy to:

• Contribute to documentation improvements
• Share more debugging examples
• Test new MCP features
• Collaborate on developer tools

Thanks for building such an amazing product! Looking forward to seeing MCP development become even better.