ARTICLES // GUIDES//Architecture & MCP Deep Dives
Engineering Knowledge Base
Exploring the frontiers of local-first canvases, SQLite data sovereignty, and autonomous AI coding agent workflows.
01 // LOCAL-FIRST
5 min readWhy Local-First Whiteboards are the Future of Secure Engineering
Discover why top engineering teams and privacy-conscious developers are ditching cloud whiteboard subscriptions in favor of 100% private, local SQLite-backed infinite canvases.
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6 min readOpen Source Board: The Developer's Guide to 100% Private Visual Collaboration
Everything you need to know about choosing, deploying, and building with open-source whiteboard workspaces without paying monthly SaaS subscriptions.
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7 min readSupercharging AI Coding Agents with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Whiteboards
Learn how to give Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex the superpower of visual architecture diagramming through OpenBoard's 13 semantic MCP tools.
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