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Notes on local-first AI agent tooling.

Essays, product notes, and head-to-head comparisons. Mostly written because I needed to think out loud about a problem and figured the notes might be useful to someone else too.

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EssayMay 15, 2026·10 min

Why I stopped paying Composio $29/month and built mcpvault instead

A working developer's case for ditching hosted credential platforms. Local-first MCP credential vault, AES-256-GCM, free, MIT licensed. The math, the threat model, and the migration story.

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Comparisons

ComparisonMay 15, 2026·5 min

mcpvault vs Composio

Side-by-side feature comparison. Privacy model, cost, multi-account switching, integration breadth. When each one wins.

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Buyer's guideMay 15, 2026·8 min

The best Composio alternatives in 2026

Six alternatives ranked by trust model. Decision tree to pick the right one. Honest ranking — even where mcpvault loses.

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