Building Sekora GitLab MCP: A Claude Code Development Journey
Introduction Building the Sekora GitLab MCP server was an ambitious project - creating 71 specialized tools to provide comprehensive GitLab integration for AI assistants. This post documents our development journey, the challenges we faced, and how Claude Code proved to be an invaluable development partner throughout the process. Project Scope and Planning The Challenge Creating a comprehensive MCP server that covers GitLab’s extensive API surface area required: 71 distinct tools across multiple functional areas Type-safe TypeScript implementation Robust error handling for network and API failures Comprehensive testing for reliability Clear documentation for adoption Initial Architecture Decisions We made several key architectural decisions early in the project: ...