# My Setup: Poke, MCPs, and a Local Mac Bridge

> I finally got my automation stack to a place where it actually works for me instead of the other way around...

- Author: Bryl Lim
- Published: 2026-06-30T06:19:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-06-30T06:19:33+00:00
- Canonical URL: https://800k.dev/posts/my-setup-poke-mcps-and-a-local-mac-bridge

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I finally got my automation stack to a place where it actually works for me instead of the other way around. No over-engineered nonsense.

The core is a private VPS running a custom backend to handle my data and API endpoints. Poke sits in the middle as the orchestrator, running custom TypeScript scripts to coordinate everything.

The secret sauce is building custom [MCP servers](https://poke.com/mcp) to act as translators between Poke and my personal tools. To tie it together, a local workstation bridge lets Poke reach out from the cloud and trigger scripts directly on my workstation.

It's fast, minimal, and invisible. Exactly how a setup should be.