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Developer launches mysetup.ai to share AI workflows and tools

Critics raise security and credential concerns about MCP requirement

2 Sep 17 10:00 AM · 9d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 6

Hacker News commenters push back on the platform's reliance on MCP (Model Context Protocol) connections and GitHub authentication to contribute. Multiple users express reluctance to grant the site access to their credentials, with some questioning whether the barrier to entry makes the platform self-selective.

Critics raise security and credential concerns about MCP requirement
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“There is no way in hell I'm connecting to some arbitrary MCP server and connecting my Github account to it. Noppppeeeee.”

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steveybrown Founder of mysetup.aivegadw HN commenter, AI userhackmack10 20-year industry veteran, HN commentergarethsprice mysetup.ai userniccl HN commenter

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