Testing MCP servers still feels painfully slow for ChatGPT connector builders
Think-Ad986 · reddit · 2026-07-25
The author says building an MCP connector for ChatGPT is less painful on the implementation side than on the testing side.
Their current workflow is repetitive: change server code, restart the server, reconnect the client, trigger a tool, notice a missed detail, and repeat. They ask whether this is just the state of the MCP ecosystem or whether there is a better testing loop for Claude and other MCP clients.
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