Reflection AI's Aiden Bai is net bearish on runtime MCP: 'Codex computer use / Playwright is enough'
aidenybai · x · 2026-09-09
Reflection AI co-founder Aiden Bai said he is net bearish on runtime MCP, arguing that Codex computer use or Playwright is usually enough for driving browsers and similar tasks, without adding the MCP runtime layer. He quipped that the take means "react devtools addresses primary human concerns." A notable practitioner's judgment on agent tooling choices.
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