AI on Joel Hanson

ContextLayer

joelhanson025@gmail.com (Joel Hanson) — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Transform any REST API into an MCP server — connectors that make existing APIs usable by LLM tools.

Supercharging Your AI: Setting Up RAG with PostgreSQL and pgvector

joelhanson025@gmail.com (Joel Hanson) — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:28:28 +0530

Learn how to implement a powerful Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system using PostgreSQL and pgvector. This comprehensive guide covers everything from setting up a custom PostgreSQL Docker image to creating a fully functional RAG query system with vector embeddings and language model inference.

Convert Your Django DRF Project to MCP in 5 Minutes

joelhanson025@gmail.com (Joel Hanson) — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:20:06 +0530

The Problem: When APIs Meet AI Assistants
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A few weeks ago, I was experimenting with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for a Kafka integration project. The experience was eye-opening - being able to interact with complex systems through natural language felt like a glimpse into the future of development workflows.

Kafka MCP Server

joelhanson025@gmail.com (Joel Hanson) — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Expose Kafka cluster operations as LLM-accessible tools via the Model Context Protocol.

Wayfare

joelhanson025@gmail.com (Joel Hanson) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Travel bucket list and savings tracker with MCP. Same trip context in ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor.

Wayfare: I Plan Trips More Than I Take Them

joelhanson025@gmail.com (Joel Hanson) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I keep losing trip research across ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor. So I built Wayfare: a travel bucket list with savings tracking, plus MCP so connected chatbots can use the same trip context.

From Prompt to Home Screen: Shipping Nursing Tracker with GitHub Pages

joelhanson025@gmail.com (Joel Hanson) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

My wife was losing track of feeds, so I built a one-tap nursing timer that grew into a pumping log, and shipped it for free on GitHub Pages with no database and no app store.

Introducing ContextLayer: Transform Any REST API into an MCP Server in Minutes

joelhanson025@gmail.com (Joel Hanson) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0530

The Problem: Connecting AI Assistants to Your APIs
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As AI assistants like Claude and VS Code Copilot become more powerful, developers are discovering a critical bottleneck: these AI tools can’t directly interact with our existing REST APIs.