Tools for connecting assistants to existing systems and making infrastructure easier to operate. Explore the source alongside the decisions behind it.
BookStack MCP
Make documentation available where an assistant is already helping with a task. BookStack MCP connects to the BookStack API to search, read, create, and manage documentation, including books, chapters, pages, and shelves.
The repository documents local stdio and Streamable HTTP transports. Write operations are disabled by default. Choosing how the service runs and which credentials it uses is part of deploying it.
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GitLab MCP
Bring GitLab into an assistant workflow through a community MCP server. The project documents support for Free, Premium, and Ultimate tiers, personal access tokens, and both stdio and Streamable HTTP.
Its deployment documentation distinguishes solo use, shared service-account reads, and requests using each caller’s own token. Start with the model that matches who should be allowed to access your repositories.
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Snap-DNS
A web interface for managing BIND9 DNS records through dynamic updates. The project documents reviewable changes, snapshots taken before changes, and an audit history.
Its identity features include Microsoft 365 sign-in and mapping Entra application roles to Admin, Editor, and Viewer roles. That makes it a useful example of connecting an existing infrastructure service to a newer application interface and identity system.
Source and deployment instructions
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MySQL MCP
Connect an assistant to multiple MySQL data sources for investigation across systems. The repository describes source discovery, cross-source queries, relationship detection, caching, and read-only query validation.
Access to several systems increases the importance of defining the data boundary. Review the repository’s configuration against your own database permissions and data-handling requirements before using it.
Source and configuration reference
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The infrastructure behind the writing
The home-lab articles explore Ansible, Linux hosts, containers, DNS, and recovery. Start with the operating model, then follow the dependencies between services.
Project descriptions checked against the linked public repository documentation in September 2026. Refer to those repositories for current setup instructions and supported versions.