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Release notesgimp-agent-mcp 0.5.0

gimp-agent-mcp 0.5: one undo step, three platforms

Everyday adjust, canvas and draw tools, a whole turn of edits behind one Ctrl+Z, and live GIMP checks on Windows, Linux and macOS.

Perspective

Why a smaller MCP rack can be more useful

A point of view on curation: start with the workflow, explain the choice, and keep the list worth maintaining.

Guides

Before you connect an MCP server

A practical setup checklist: source, permissions, transport and one small proof before adding a server to daily work.

Field notesjobscout-mcp

Job discovery without a private profile

A public MCP server can help an agent find work without becoming a repository for someone’s CV, preferences or applications.

Perspective

Shared memory needs clear boundaries

Durable context helps agents work across time, but access rules and review matter more than simply giving every agent the same vault.

Release notesgimp-agent-mcp 0.2.4

gimp-agent-mcp 0.2: the whole of GIMP 3, for AI agents

Every PDB procedure and GEGL filter, a render after each step, pixel measurement, and the colour bug that shipped in 0.2.0 and got fixed the same day.

Build log

MCP Rack: one page for every server I have shipped

Why the servers needed a home of their own, what the site does that the registries do not, and the rule that keeps the rack short.