Shell maximalism: tools, MCP and subagents all as shell primitives
remilouf · x · 2026-09-08
Following his deletion of 10k+ lines of agent harness code, remilouf lays out his 'shell maximalist' approach: custom tools and MCP as shell commands, subagents via &, fg and wait — all common agent abstractions reduce to basic shell primitives.
Related event: Dev Rewrites Agent Harness in Shell, Cuts 10k+ Lines(4 posts)→
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