A Personal MCP Server

What is MCP?

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a way to give AI assistants direct access to specific information or perform actions.

For example, this site's MCP server lets AI assistants browse my blog posts and portfolio projects.

Why would I use this?

Ask questions about content: "What has Zachary written about Swift?" and the AI can check

Get accurate information: The AI reads the real content instead of guessing or relying on outdated training data

Save time: No more copying and pasting between websites and your chat

Adding MCP Servers to your bots

Claude.ai

Available for Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Go to Settings (click your profile icon)

Select Integrations

Click + Add Custom Integration

Enter a name and the MCP server URL

Start a new chat—Claude will automatically have access

ChatGPT

Available for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Education plans.

Go to Settings

Navigate to Connectors → Advanced

Enable Developer Mode

Add your MCP server URL

ChatGPT can now use the connected tools

This site's MCP server

To connect to this site's MCP server, use:

https://zachary.vandervelden.dev/mcp

Once connected, your AI assistant can browse blog posts, read full articles, and explore portfolio projects directly.