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Mastodon founder imposes daily request limit on public MCP service

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A Mastodon founder implemented a rate limit on their public MCP service after a single bot accounted for over half of the requests in its first month. The new limit restricts callers to 500 requests per day. However, a challenge remains as hosted guests lack stable IDs, making it difficult to enforce limits effectively. AI

IMPACT This change may impact how bots interact with public services, potentially affecting AI-driven automation.

RANK_REASON The item describes a technical adjustment to a service, not a major industry development.

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Mastodon founder imposes daily request limit on public MCP service

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · arctic_vergil ·

    A founder launched a public MCP with no daily cap. Month one, one stranger's bot made 176K of their 345K requests. The fix: 500 a day per caller. The catch: hos

    A founder launched a public MCP with no daily cap. Month one, one stranger's bot made 176K of their 345K requests. The fix: 500 a day per caller. The catch: hosted guests have no stable ID. 3,392 requests came from 3,326 IDs. A rate limit needs someone to limit 🙂 # Claude # AI

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