S Saqlain Syed

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Notes from building real products.

What I learn shipping SaaS, fintech and AI features in production, written for founders and teams who want to build the same.

AI · MCP

How I Connected ChatGPT and Claude to a Laravel SaaS (Safely) with MCP

A practical look at connecting a live finance SaaS to ChatGPT and Claude with MCP: OAuth login, scoped permissions, idempotency keys, preview-and-confirm deletes and audit logs.

AI · Troubleshooting

ChatGPT Says “Couldn't Connect” to Your MCP Server? Check Your .well-known Route

ChatGPT can't connect to your MCP server and your app logs show nothing? A catch-all nginx .well-known rule is likely swallowing OAuth discovery. Here's how to confirm and fix it.