Top Links from Issue #322

This issue was published on April 1, 2025

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Build and deploy Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers to Cloudflare
It feels like almost everyone building AI applications and agents is talking about the Model Context Protocol (MCP), as well as building MCP servers that you install and run locally on your own computer. You can now build and deploy remote MCP servers to Cloudflare.

Create Stateful Serverless Workflows with AWS Step Functions and JSONata by Matt Morgan
As an avid user of AWS Step Functions, I've been pleased by several excellent releases over the past few years, including Distributed Map, Express Workflows, Intrinsic functions, TestState, redrive, service integrations, and so many others.

Deploying FastAPI Application to AWS Fargate using Serverless Container Framework by Michael Villaverde
In this post, I will demonstrate how to deploy a FastAPI application to AWS Fargate using the Serverless Container Framework (SCF). As stated in their documentation, the Serverless Container Framework provides a unified development and deployment experience for containers on serverless platforms.

The Software Engineering Identity Crisis by Annie Vella
Many of us became software engineers because we found our identity in building things. Not managing things. Not overseeing things. Building things. With our own hands, our own minds, our own code. But that identity is being challenged.

Honorable Mentions

There are so many great blog posts, tutorials, use cases, and more shared each week by the #serverless community, that picking just a few to feature is really hard. So here are some other honorable mentions chosen by our readers.

Implementing advanced authorization with AWS Lambda for endpoint-specific access by Arpad Toth
When handling more complex authorization patterns, we can implement the necessary logic using Cognito Lambda triggers and authorizer functions. 1. The scenario I’m working on a maths contest application where participants move from one checkpoint to another, solving engaging maths puzzles.

The pros and cons of Lambdalith by Yan Cui
Neon Serverless Postgres – the database you love, on a serverless platform. Build reliable, scalable applications faster with Neon without needing to migrate production! “Lambdalith” refers to deploying monolithic applications using AWS Lambda.

Log buffering with Lambda Powertools by Andres Moreno
The Lambda Powertools team released a new feature that allows your Lambda functions to buffer logs. That sounded cool, but I didn’t understand how it would work or how logs would show in CloudWatch.

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About the Author

Jeremy is the Director of Research at CloudZero, founder of Ampt, and an AWS Serverless Hero that has a soft spot for helping people solve problems using the cloud. You can find him ranting about serverless and cloud on Bluesky, LinkedIn, X, the Serverless Chats podcast, and at conferences around the world.

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