Claude

Configuration Agent rules - concise, scoped CLAUDE.md files that shape agent behaviour Sandboxing - constrain file access and network connections Permissions - pre-approve safe operations, hard-block dangerous ones Hooks - run shell commands before/after tool calls as a safety net Extend knowledge and capabilities Skills - dynamic knowledge acquisition with progressive disclosure Language servers - give the agent go-to-definition, find-references, and type checking MCP tools - external tool servers, used sparingly Workflow Plan before acting - read-only exploration and task definition Embrace starting fresh sessions - keep context clean Template out common commands - reusable prompts for common tasks ...

If you’re building MCP servers, you should be adding the ability to disable individual tools.

MCP DevTools - The one tool that replaced the 10-15 odd NodeJS/Python/Rust MCP servers I had running at any given to for agentic coding tools with a single server that provides tools I consider useful for agents when coding. The Problem The MCP ecosystem has grown rapidly, but I found myself managing many separate servers, each often running multiple times for every MCP client I had running, not to mention the ever growing memory and CPU consumption of the many NodeJS or Python processes. ...