HTTP
HTTP at Beyond Market Intelligence is a file of 4 stories. The newest of them: “Cloudflare's new gateway keeps decryption separate from its own traffic”, “Build a Stateless MCP Server in Python with HTTP Endpoints”, and “Explore how Workers now connect beyond HTTP with TCP and gRPC.”. Cloudflare's OHTTP Gateway is drawing attention for what it refuses to do: decrypt traffic arriving from its own Workers or proxied hosts. MCP doesn't need a heavy server to be useful. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every HTTP story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
Cloudflare's new gateway keeps decryption separate from its own traffic
Cloudflare's OHTTP Gateway is drawing attention for what it refuses to do: decrypt traffic arriving from its own Workers or proxied hosts. That separation matters, because it keeps client identifiers and request contents out of the same hands. It's a thoughtful constraint in a privacy landscape where trust is often the first casualty. For deeper platform context, our coverage of Cloudflare welcoming Deno's expertise offers useful background on how the company is evolving its developer stack.
Build a Stateless MCP Server in Python with HTTP Endpoints
MCP doesn't need a heavy server to be useful. This guide shows you how to build a stateless MCP server in Python with plain HTTP endpoints, exposing tools, resources, and prompts without the usual overhead. It's a practical, accessible approach for teams who want AI-native workflows without locking themselves into complex infrastructure. If you're exploring lighter ways to connect agents and data, this is worth your time, and our piece on building a free data science stack pairs well with it.
Explore how Workers now connect beyond HTTP with TCP and gRPC.
Eight years is a long time to wait for a protocol. Cloudflare Workers now accept inbound TCP connections through a new `connect(socket)` handler routed via Spectrum, ending that HTTP-only restriction. Containers gain full-duplex gRPC in any language, while Workers get unary and server-streaming through automatic gRPC-web translation. It's a private beta, but the direction is clear: your data workflows just got more flexible. For those exploring broader coding potential, our piece on unlocking Python's advanced techniques pairs nicely with this shift.
Self-contained schemas make your data readable across past, present, and future tools.
Data formats usually die because they can't evolve. Seph Gentle thinks that's a solvable problem. His experimental format, Schemaboi, embeds self-contained schemas directly into file headers, so data stays readable without external definitions. It's a practical nod to HTML and HTTP's enduring adaptability. The focus on forward, backwards, and sideways compatibility means formats can shift without central coordination or data loss. That is a genuinely useful idea.