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Building a ChatGPT App with the Apps SDK: MCP, OAuth, and Notes from Submission
yeonghyeon yeonghyeon · Apr 29, 2026

Building a ChatGPT App with the Apps SDK: MCP, OAuth, and Notes from Submission

How we built and submitted 3Min API as a ChatGPT App. We picked the standard MCP SDK only (no OpenAI-specific wrapper), implemented OAuth 2.1 (RFC 7591/8414/9728) plus an API Key path for CLI tools, and learned to mark destructiveHint/openWorldHint conservatively after one rejection. The same code covers Claude Connectors as well.

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What Is JSON? A Beginner's Guide for Small Business Owners
yeonghyeon yeonghyeon · Apr 15, 2026

What Is JSON? A Beginner's Guide for Small Business Owners

A beginner's guide to JSON that closes out the wine shop owner's story. Starting from a spreadsheet, we follow the recursive structure of keys, values, objects, and arrays — ending with a today-you-can-do-it practice where you write one of your own business events as JSON, no prior knowledge required.

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What Is an API? A Beginner's Guide for Small Business Owners
yeonghyeon yeonghyeon · Apr 14, 2026

What Is an API? A Beginner's Guide for Small Business Owners

A non-developer's guide to APIs told through the wine shop owner's story — why an API is a 'safe gateway', why building one is hard, and what you can try today without any prior knowledge.

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