# Insights (/insights)

Selected writing and tutorials across Medium and YouTube.

## AI Agents & MCP

- [How MCP Standardizes Agent Workflows (mcp-pandoc example)](https://medium.com/@vivekvells/how-mcp-standardizes-agent-workflows-a-practical-example-with-mcp-pandoc-server-0294dd84f092) (Medium • Article • Aug 2025) — A practical MCP breakdown using mcp-pandoc to show tools, memory, and repeatable agent workflows.
- [Expose Any MCP Server as a Web API](https://medium.com/@vivekvells/expose-any-mcp-server-as-a-web-api-acefb2224380) (Medium • Article • Aug 2025) — Wrap a local MCP server with Express and expose it safely over the internet for remote clients.
- [mcp-pandoc v1: Document Format Conversion for Claude (MCP server)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN3VOb0rygM) (YouTube • Video • Dec 2024) — Demo of using an MCP server for seamless document conversion workflows.

## AI Tutorials

- [Text to Action (Part 1): API Foundation — Google OAuth + Calendar API](https://medium.com/@vivekvells/build-a-google-calendar-api-with-express-js-7f9955caeb88) (Medium • Article • Mar 2025) — Build the API foundation with Express and Google OAuth2 to create calendar events.
- [Text to Action (Part 2): Words → Calendar Events](https://medium.com/@vivekvells/part-2-text-to-action-words-to-calendar-events-building-a-smart-calendar-ai-assistant-3ca928705442) (Medium • Article • Mar 2025) — Turn natural language into structured event details and schedule them automatically.
- [Text to Action (Part 3): Speech → Calendar Events](https://medium.com/@vivekvells/part-3-text-to-action-adding-voice-commands-to-your-calendar-assistant-078776ccde4e) (Medium • Article • May 2025) — Add voice input with the Web Speech API and route it through your existing NLP pipeline.
- [Text to Action (Part 4): Wake Word Detection → Calendar Events](https://medium.com/@vivekvells/part-4-text-to-action-wake-word-detection-to-calendar-events-building-a-smart-calendar-ai-81883573dbdd) (Medium • Article • May 2025) — Build a hands-free assistant that turns “Hey Calendar” voice commands into Google Calendar events.
- [Text to Action (Part 1): API (ExpressJS + Google OAuth2)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB3i7E0hzEk) (YouTube • Video • Mar 2025) — Build an Express + Google OAuth2 foundation for creating calendar events.
- [Text to Action (Part 2): Words → Calendar Events](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QspgMZ0Ehvo) (YouTube • Video • Mar 2025) — Convert text to structured calendar events using an AI-backed pipeline.
- [Text to Action (Part 3): Speech → Calendar Events](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XasQx5vLL6M) (YouTube • Video • May 2025) — Add speech input and schedule events via voice commands.
- [Text to Action (Part 4): Wake Word → Calendar Events](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99eck-j7AxI) (YouTube • Video • May 2025) — Hands-free wake word detection and continuous recognition for event scheduling.

## Browser AI

- [Guardian Sight: Privacy Simplified (Gemini Nano)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRX8E6qNcy8) (YouTube • Video • Dec 2024) — A browser-focused AI build using Chrome’s built-in Gemini Nano capabilities.

## Performance & Systems

- [Rust vs JavaScript: Performance Benchmarking (Mandelbrot)](https://medium.com/@vivekvells/rust-vs-javascript-performance-benchmarking-with-the-mandelbrot-set-4dbd00ab6bb9) (Medium • Article • Jan 2025) — A practical comparison of Rust and JavaScript performance using the Mandelbrot set.
- [Understanding the Mandelbrot Set: A Beautiful Benchmark](https://medium.com/@vivekvells/understanding-the-mandelbrot-set-a-beautiful-benchmark-for-computing-power-015dcd79f3a4) (Medium • Article • Jan 2025) — Why this fractal is a surprisingly good benchmark for compute and parallelism.