Hi, I'm Den 👋

Tinkerer, Nerd, Pixel Geek.

I am a super-technical product engineer who is all about solving complex problems, reverse-engineering things, and documenting everything. Some of my work includes:

🚧 Helping build AI-powered developer tools and experiments boost engineering productivity.
🚢 Helping with Model Context Protocol (MCP) as a Core Maintainer.
🎙️ Recording a podcast interview notable tech folks.
☕ Building a utility to keep your Windows machine awake.
🪨 Tinkering with USB protocols from a popular button box.

You can read more about me on the About page.

Recent

Visual Studio Code And The MCP Installation Prompt

July 20, 2025·931 words

The latest version of Visual Studio Code Insiders now shows a prompt before you bring in a third-party MCP server. Neat! No more one-click command execution.

OAuth In The MCP C# SDK: Simple, Secure, Standard

July 7, 2025·1130 words

The official MCP C# SDK now supports OAuth 2.0 authentication and RFC 9728 Protected Resource Metadata, making secure AI integrations simpler for .NET developers.

Stop Guessing: MCP Elicitations Come To Visual Studio Code

July 6, 2025·1085 words

Tired of agents making wrong assumptions about user input? Visual Studio Code now supports MCP elicitations, where servers can request structured input through the client’s native UI, completely eliminating guesswork and tedium of interpreting LLM input.

I Built BlogScroll To Save Personal Blogging From SEO Hell

June 26, 2025·1139 words

The web is drowning in AI slop and SEO spam. BlogScroll is my small act of rebellion - a curated directory of real humans writing about real things.

Please Don't Write Your Own MCP Authorization Code

June 26, 2025·2579 words

The Model Context Protocol got auth right, but that doesn’t mean you should implement it yourself. Here’s why API gateways are usually the better choice, and what that really costs you.