# AI Coding Tip 028 - Build a Company Brain

DevFeed: [AI Coding Tip 028 - Build a Company Brain](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ai-coding-tip-028-build-a-company-brain-18218.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://maximilianocontieri.com/ai-coding-tip-028-build-a-company-brain>)

Author: Maxi Contieri

Published: 2026-07-19T03:03:15Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Maximiliano Contieri - Software Design](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/maximiliano-contieri-software-design.md>)

Topics: [MCP Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp-server.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>)

Tags: [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [integrations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integrations.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [permission](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/permission.md>), [technical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial proposes connecting a company's fragmented knowledge systems to AI through MCP servers and a defined skill. It emphasizes source citations, freshness checks, explicit tool boundaries, and preserving requester-specific access control.

## Source excerpt

TL;DR: Wire a skill into your company's live systems so every answer carries a source and a freshness check. Common Mistake ❌ As a single contributor, you can build a personal Second Brain, and it wo