Cloudflare Workers and Containers now support inbound TCP connections and gRPC

7 hours ago

Cloudflare Workers now support inbound TCP connections via a new `connect()` handler, allowing direct acceptance of TCP sockets from Spectrum.
Full-duplex, bidirectional gRPC is now available from Cloudflare Containers, enabling low-latency communication for real-time voice AI and other applications.
Workers can serve unary and server-streaming gRPC APIs and call gRPC servers using gRPC-web, with automatic conversion between gRPC and gRPC-web.
The new features are introduced in private beta, with sign-up available for interested developers.
Developers can route TCP connections from Workers to Durable Objects or Containers, giving full control over the client-server path.

Infrawrench provides a unified interface to manage 25+ cloud providers and hundreds of resource types, with automatic discovery and sync every 30 seconds.
Launch full SSH terminals directly from Infrawrench without external clients; desktop runs locally, cloud app proxies via WebSocket.
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The 2026-07-28 Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification introduces a stateless protocol core, transforming MCP from a bidirectional stateful protocol into a request/response stateless one for improved reliability and scalability.
Every request is self-describing with optional discovery; methods and tool names travel in HTTP headers for routing and authorization.
Multi Round-Trip Requests (MRTR) replace server-initiated bidirectional streams, enabling stateless interactions like user input requests mid-call.

The author's laptop was the bottleneck in AI coding sessions because closing the lid would kill running sessions like Claude Code.
Solution: Move all development work (agents, code, databases, editor GUI) to a VPS, accessible from any device via Tailscale VPN.
Key benefits: close laptop without stopping work, instant handoff between devices, survives dropped connections, no need for caffeine hacks to keep laptop awake.

Go 1.27 introduces type parameters on methods, allowing generic operations on types to be defined as methods instead of package-level functions.
Struct literal keys can now use promoted fields from embedded structs directly, simplifying initialization syntax.
Function type inference is generalized to work in conversions, composite literals, and other contexts, reducing the need for explicit type arguments.

mcp-use is a full-stack MCP framework for developing MCP apps and servers, supporting platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
It offers deployment and hosting via Manufact Cloud with features like auto-deployments via GitHub, preview per branch, and custom domains.
Includes tools for cross-client testing, marketplace submission preparation, analytics, session tracking, and production observability.

Infrawrench provides a unified interface to manage 25+ cloud providers and hundreds of resource types, with automatic discovery and sync every 30 seconds.
Launch full SSH terminals directly from Infrawrench without external clients; desktop runs locally, cloud app proxies via WebSocket.
Browse and manage Kubernetes clusters: exec into pods, stream logs, import YAML, edit configs; web app proxies exec sessions.

The 2026-07-28 Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification introduces a stateless protocol core, transforming MCP from a bidirectional stateful protocol into a request/response stateless one for improved reliability and scalability.
Every request is self-describing with optional discovery; methods and tool names travel in HTTP headers for routing and authorization.
Multi Round-Trip Requests (MRTR) replace server-initiated bidirectional streams, enabling stateless interactions like user input requests mid-call.

The author's laptop was the bottleneck in AI coding sessions because closing the lid would kill running sessions like Claude Code.
Solution: Move all development work (agents, code, databases, editor GUI) to a VPS, accessible from any device via Tailscale VPN.
Key benefits: close laptop without stopping work, instant handoff between devices, survives dropped connections, no need for caffeine hacks to keep laptop awake.

Go 1.27 introduces type parameters on methods, allowing generic operations on types to be defined as methods instead of package-level functions.
Struct literal keys can now use promoted fields from embedded structs directly, simplifying initialization syntax.
Function type inference is generalized to work in conversions, composite literals, and other contexts, reducing the need for explicit type arguments.

mcp-use is a full-stack MCP framework for developing MCP apps and servers, supporting platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.
It offers deployment and hosting via Manufact Cloud with features like auto-deployments via GitHub, preview per branch, and custom domains.
Includes tools for cross-client testing, marketplace submission preparation, analytics, session tracking, and production observability.

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