Co-Founder & Head of Product @DevCycleHQ
Toronto, Ontario
Joined February 2008
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It seems to me that in about 12 months we're going to shift from a battle for the best foundational model to a battle for the cheapest most efficient model.
MCP isn't perfect, but I can see a future where something like it is significantly better.
What MCP shows is a future where DevTools are deeply integrated into the codebase via AI.
The 3x Result🚀
We tore down our onboarding, rebuilt it around MCP, and the result? 3x more users hitting SDK install.
This isn’t just improvement—it’s a game-changer.
Here’s why MCP is the future... 🧵
SDK-based products, listen up: MCP doesn’t just reduce friction—it obliterates it.
Forget clunky browser wizards. MCP brings onboarding into the developer’s world, where it belongs.
This isn’t “AI glue” slapped on—it’s a transformative product surface.
The result? We stopped teaching users about DevCycle and got them using DevCycle—inside their own codebase, in minutes.
The best onboarding? The one that disappears entirely. MCP doesn’t just help. It wins.
Full breakdown: blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt…
Onboarding friction is killing your SDK adoption
As product managers we've all seen this pattern: promising developer tools with thoughtful onboarding that most users skip entirely.
We rebuilt our onboarding around MCP and saw 3x more developers reach SDK install.
Here's what changed:
Key insight for engineering/product leaders: MCP isn't just "AI glue" - it's a product surface that relocates friction from browser wizards to context-aware assistants in your users' real development environment.
When your "aha moment" requires installation or configuration, MCP can provide automation that still leaves developers in control.
The result? We shifted from developers learning about our tool to using our tool in their code immediately.
blog.devcycle.com/we-rebuilt…
#MCP
MCP lets AI coding assistants call into your platform and blend API operations with context-aware prompts.
Result: Straight line from "sign up" to "SDK installed in your app" without detours.
This is the future of developer onboarding. #mcp #agenticcoding
Check out DevCycle's new onboarding flow that leverages these concepts: youtu.be/xaycENMzs00
The best onboarding flows don't teach users about your product.
They help users experience value in their own environment, with their own code, solving their own problems.
MCP just made this possible for SDK-based products. #mcp #developerexperience