MCP Discovery: Why Your MCP Server Needs Better Tool Discovery Than You Think (After 85 Production Outages)

Honestly, I didn't think tool discovery would be a problem.

I've built 10+ MCP servers now, 1,800 hours into my knowledge base project, and after 85 production outages, I can tell you this: bad tool discovery will kill your MCP server before bad code ever does.

Let me explain.

The Problem That Nobody Talks About