DevCycle revamped its onboarding process by centering it around the MCP (Model-Context-Protocol) integration, allowing developers to start directly within their editors using their SDK, rather than through example apps or sandboxes. This change has led to a threefold increase in users reaching SDK installation, facilitating quicker realization of product value. The old flow, which included guided tutorials and example apps, often resulted in high skip rates and indirect paths to value. In contrast, the new MCP-centered onboarding streamlines the process with AI coding assistants like Cursor or VS Code, offering a direct SDK installation into the user's project and immediate feature flagging capabilities, thereby reducing friction and expediting the user's "aha" moment. Despite some challenges with MCP installation and AI's non-deterministic behavior, the approach significantly enhances user engagement by integrating DevCycle into their actual development environment, transforming the experience from learning about the platform to actively using it.