Journal
Notes from the build
How aloha.fyi is put together — the architecture, the numbers, and the parts that didn’t work.
How We Built a Hawaii Tourism MCP Server in a Weekend
Michael Crain · Apr 11, 2026 · 12 min read
A dedicated Hawaii tourism MCP server — built in a weekend and published to the official registry. The architecture, the attribution design, and an honest five-month scoreboard on what vertical AI distribution actually delivered.