Protocol on Defender TD5https://td5.390er.de/kategorien/protocol/Recent content in Protocol on Defender TD5HugodeTue, 18 Aug 2026 09:41:40 +0200The Client Side of AppleBridge: Wiring Up the MCP Server, and the Line Protocol Underneath Ithttps://td5.390er.de/applebridge/applebridge-client-side-mcp-and-control-port/Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:41:40 +0200https://td5.390er.de/applebridge/applebridge-client-side-mcp-and-control-port/<p>Asked for in the Emaculation forum by a reader who wants AppleBridge driven by a locally hosted model rather than by Claude Code, and who sees it as a possible replacement for ToolDaemon. Both are reasonable, and both need the same thing: a description of the client side that does not assume which client you are.</p> <p>The short version is that <strong>MCP is a wrapper, not the interface</strong>. Underneath it is a line protocol on a local TCP port that any language can speak in twenty lines. Which of the two you want depends on whether your model already speaks MCP.</p>