I didn't want a stranger's code holding my Discord bot token, so I wrote my own MCP server

Two developers created custom tools to avoid third-party dependencies and hidden costs. One author developed discord-mcp, an MIT licensed MCP server running in Docker, to manage Discord admin tasks without sharing bot tokens with strangers. Another developer built a personal QR code generator after discovering that a free service used dynamic redirects to demand payment. Both projects emphasize the importance of local control and transparency over relying on external services that may compromise security or functionality.