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AI tools — articles and reviews

Every Stack Plulse article tagged “AI tools”: 4 hands-on reviews, benchmarks and guides, updated regularly.

4 articles

My 30 Favorite Free AI Tools in 2026 — Not a Single Cent Spent, Every One Genuinely Good

Thirty free AI tools across writing, image, video, productivity, research and coding — all genuinely usable without paying, with the catches spelled out.

Sep 6, 2026 8 min read #AI tools #Free tools

reviews

I Tried 30+ MCP Servers. These 10 Actually Earned Their Keep

Looking for the best MCP servers? We installed more than thirty and kept ten. Here is what survived, what we deleted, and the security pass.

Sep 4, 2026 8 min read #MCP #Claude

reviews

15 Must-Have MCP Servers in 2026

Fifteen MCP servers that survived months of daily use, grouped by what they actually do, with install difficulty, pricing and pitfalls for each.

Sep 2, 2026 9 min read #MCP #Claude

Illustration of MCP connecting AI to tools through one universal port

guides

After Days of Fiddling, I Finally Get MCP — Here It Is in Plain English

MCP is the USB-C of the AI world. What the Model Context Protocol actually does, three real uses, and the exact config to run your first server.

Sep 1, 2026 6 min read #MCP #Claude

AI tools — articles and reviews

My 30 Favorite Free AI Tools in 2026 — Not a Single Cent Spent, Every One Genuinely Good

I Tried 30+ MCP Servers. These 10 Actually Earned Their Keep

15 Must-Have MCP Servers in 2026

After Days of Fiddling, I Finally Get MCP — Here It Is in Plain English

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