The Command+K blog
Field notes on AI-native SaaS.
How to ship MCP servers, embed in-product AI assistants, and monetize AI usage — written by the team building the platform.
- MCP education
Why you shouldn't build your MCP server in-house (the 80/20 nobody scaffolds)
AI can scaffold an MCP server in an afternoon — but per-customer auth, OAuth 2.1, quotas, logs and real-client compatibility are the 80% you'd still be building months later. The honest build-vs-buy analysis.
Jul 11, 2026 · 6 min - Comparison & discovery
Command+K vs building your own in-product AI
A clear-eyed 2026 build-vs-buy: what an in-house AI platform actually costs, what Command+K owns vs what you keep, the four cases where building still wins, and the buy-then-decide path.
Jun 23, 2026 · 6 min