Why this engineer flipped from CLI-over-MCP: OAuth, Code Mode, MCP Apps
NathanFlurry · x · 2026-09-11
Nathan Flurry used to believe CLI beats MCP. Four things changed his mind: OAuth flows are now solid, Code Mode/scripting makes tool calls faster and cheaper, MCP Apps bring interactive UIs inline, and MCP adoption/reliability is now ubiquitous. He credits the launch of Rivet MCP, a tool that lets agents build, inspect, and manage agentic infrastructure (powered by Secure Exec) — a signal of how quickly the MCP ecosystem has matured.
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