Design an MCP server for internal knowledge and issue tracking resources.

Instruction: Explain how you would design an MCP server that exposes internal resources safely.

Context: Assesses whether the candidate can design a practical architecture and explain the main tradeoffs. Explain how you would design an MCP server that exposes internal resources safely.

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I would expose resources in a narrow, structured way: searchable knowledge documents, issue records, and read paths that preserve tenant and permission boundaries clearly. If write actions are needed later, I would add them separately rather than blending them into the same surface early.

I also want resource metadata that helps...

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