User Reports Claude Cowork Significantly Slower at MCP Tool Use Than Code
evielync · x · 2026-08-18
A user reported that Claude Cowork is noticeably slower than Claude Code when using tools and MCP. A task that takes Claude Code a few minutes to complete required about 30 minutes on Cowork, sparking user frustration over the performance gap.
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