launchery-lab

A public ship-log for small, focused experiments in AI devtools, MCP, and developer workflows.

Problem: polished repositories show finished artifacts, but they hide the messy middle. A small experiments repo gives Launchery a place to ship narrow ideas, test assumptions quickly, and turn promising experiments into future standalone tools.

Who this is for: developers exploring MCP, AI tooling, and workflow automation who want compact experiments they can understand in one sitting.

Positioning

This repo is not a dumping ground for random prototypes. It is a curated lab for:

• experiments that can be explained quickly;
• experiments that strengthen the AI tool builder image;
• experiments that may later become standalone repos, utilities, or examples.

What belongs here

• small developer-facing experiments;
• protocol adapters and bridges;
• automation ideas worth testing before full productization;
• workflow experiments with a clear learning value.

What does not belong here

• generic code scraps;
• half-broken playgrounds with no README;
• broad platforms disguised as experiments;
• ideas that do not connect back to the Launchery portfolio.

Planned experiments

Experiment 1 — MCP → GraphQL bridge

A narrow experiment showing how a GraphQL API can be exposed through MCP-style tools.

Why it matters:

• demonstrates adapter thinking;
• shows practical MCP extensibility;
• creates a compact demo that is easy to explain.

Experiment 2 — Workflow auto-generation

Explore whether simple workflow definitions can be generated from a narrow input schema.

Experiment 3 — MCP discovery tool

Experiment with lightweight discovery or inspection of MCP servers/resources.

Experiment 4 — MCP security scanner

A lightweight CLI that probes MCP servers for common security issues: input validation gaps, error leakage (paths, stacks, credentials), resource scope problems, and prompt safety. Severity-ranked findings with remediation advice.

Repo structure

experiments/
  mcp-graphql-bridge/
    README.md
  workflow-auto-generation/
    README.md
    src/generate.ts     ← core generator
    package.json
    tsconfig.json
    samples/            ← input specs + expected outputs
  mcp-discovery-tool/
    README.md
README.md
ROADMAP.md
EXPERIMENTS-PLAN.md

Success criteria

• each experiment has one clear job-to-be-done;
• each experiment is small enough to explain in under 60 seconds;
• every experiment has a README with scope, non-goals, and demo path;
• the repo feels like a coherent lab, not a junk drawer.

Why this repo matters in the portfolio

• gives Launchery a safe place for lower-risk experimentation;
• feeds future ideas into starter/tools/examples repos;
• signals builder momentum without pretending every idea is a full product.

Status

Blueprint prepared on 2026-04-05. Experiment 2 (workflow auto-generation) implemented on 2026-04-06 — core generator + 3 samples. Experiment 3 blueprint added on 2026-04-06. Next step: push updates to GitHub.