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BuildWithAbid

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I build production MCP servers - the kind where every write is previewed before it happens, confirmed when it matters, and recorded in a chain you can verify. I run one over live invoices and statutory filing deadlines every working day, which is how I learned most of what I write about. Open source at github.com/buildwithabid - Housewarden (guarded household-operations MCP server, 31 tools, one guard on every write), mcp-shield (security scanner for MCP servers), mcp-testkit, mcpgate. Available for MCP work: tool surface reviews, production builds, and keeping them running afterwards. support@bizfilo.com
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BuildWithAbid··on Show HN: //Beforeyouship is a pre-build tool to estimate the LLM cost
Really interesting angle — I've been working on the post-build side of this problem (finding waste in production LLM spend) and the pre-build estimation gap is something I hadn't thought about. The two tools solve different moments in the same problem: estimate before you build, profile after you ship. Would be curious whether your estimates hold up against what people actually spend in production — that delta seems like useful data for improving the model.