MCPs for Developers Who Think They Don’t Need MCPs | goose

December 10, 2025

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MCPs weren’t built just for developers.They’re not just for IDE copilots or code buddies. At Block, we use MCPs across everything, from finance to design to legal to engineering. I gave a whole talk on how different teams are using goose, an AI agent. The point is MCP is a protocol. What you build on top of it can serve all kinds of workflows.But I get it… let’s talk about the dev-specific ones that are worth your time.

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Angie Jones looks at the MCPs you might find valuable as a software engineer.