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feat(web): SEO — server-rendered template pages + /guides articles

- templates/[slug] converted from client to server component: per-template
  generateMetadata (title/description/canonical/OG) + SoftwareApplication
  JSON-LD; code-audit toggle split into a client island; missing/non-public
  templates now return a real 404.
- sitemap.ts pulls public template slugs live from the API (best-effort) +
  the new /guides routes.
- new /guides section: 3 server-rendered SEO articles (host MCP with OAuth,
  hosted-platforms comparison, MintMCP alternative) with TechArticle JSON-LD;
  Guides link added to the marketing nav.
- lib/seo.ts: articleJsonLd + templateJsonLd builders.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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apps/web/app/(marketing)/guides/mintmcp-alternative/page.tsx

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+import { JsonLd } from '@/components/json-ld';
+import { articleJsonLd, pageMetadata } from '@/lib/seo';
+import Link from 'next/link';
+import { ArticleShell, H2, P, Strong, UL } from '../article-shell';
+
+const PATH = '/guides/mintmcp-alternative';
+const TITLE = 'MintMCP alternative: generate and host a custom MCP server';
+const DESCRIPTION =
+  'MintMCP wraps an existing STDIO server into a remote one with OAuth. If you do not have a server yet, here is the generate-from-a-prompt alternative — and where MintMCP still wins.';
+
+export const metadata = pageMetadata({ title: TITLE, description: DESCRIPTION, path: PATH });
+
+export default function Page() {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <JsonLd
+        data={articleJsonLd({
+          title: TITLE,
+          description: DESCRIPTION,
+          path: PATH,
+          datePublished: '2026-05-31',
+        })}
+      />
+      <ArticleShell
+        title={TITLE}
+        subtitle="MintMCP and BuildMyMCPServer both get you to a hosted, OAuth-protected MCP server — but they start from opposite ends. The right pick depends entirely on whether you already have server code."
+        updated="May 2026"
+      >
+        <H2>What MintMCP does well</H2>
+        <P>
+          MintMCP takes a local <Strong>STDIO-based MCP server you already wrote</Strong> and turns
+          it into a production remote deployment — one-click, with automatic OAuth wrapping. Its
+          headline strength is <Strong>compliance</Strong>: SOC 2 Type II, with audit logs in SOC 2,
+          HIPAA and GDPR-friendly formats. For an enterprise that already has a server and needs the
+          certifications signed off, that's a strong, honest fit.
+        </P>
+
+        <H2>Where it leaves a gap</H2>
+        <P>
+          The model assumes the hard part — designing and writing the server — is already done. If
+          you're starting from <em>&quot;I need a tool that does X&quot;</em> and there's no code
+          yet, a wrapper doesn't help. You still have to learn the MCP SDK, write and test the tool
+          logic, then bring it over.
+        </P>
+
+        <H2>The alternative: start from the prompt</H2>
+        <P>
+          <Strong>BuildMyMCPServer</Strong> covers the step before the wrap. You describe the tool in
+          plain language; it generates the TypeScript MCP server, runs static checks against banned
+          patterns, builds a container, and deploys it behind a full OAuth 2.1 authorization server
+          (PKCE, Dynamic Client Registration, Resource Indicators). You get copy-paste install
+          snippets for Claude Desktop, Cursor and ChatGPT, and the full source to export whenever you
+          want.
+        </P>
+
+        <H2>Pick by your starting point</H2>
+        <UL>
+          <li>
+            <Strong>You have a working STDIO server + need SOC 2/HIPAA today</Strong> → MintMCP is
+            the more honest fit. We don't claim those certifications.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            <Strong>You have an idea, not a server</Strong> → generate it here, ship in minutes, and
+            export the TypeScript if you later move it onto your own infra.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            <Strong>You're an agency building one-off tools for clients repeatedly</Strong> →
+            generation + a fork-able template marketplace removes the per-client boilerplate.
+          </li>
+          <li>
+            <Strong>You're in the EU/DACH and care where prompts go</Strong> → we expose the provider
+            and offer a data-residency choice rather than defaulting everything to one region.
+          </li>
+        </UL>
+
+        <H2>What's the same either way</H2>
+        <P>
+          Both deliver a remote, OAuth-protected MCP server at a stable URL that real clients can
+          install — neither leaves you hand-rolling the auth handshake. The difference is purely{' '}
+          <Strong>where you start</Strong>: with code, or with a sentence.
+        </P>
+
+        <P>
+          More on the landscape:{' '}
+          <Link
+            href="/guides/hosted-mcp-platforms-compared"
+            className="text-[--color-accent] hover:underline"
+          >
+            hosted MCP platforms compared
+          </Link>
+          .
+        </P>
+      </ArticleShell>
+    </>
+  );
+}