MCPs Beat CLIs for Most Integrations, Developer Concludes After Hands-On Testing
trq212 · x · 2026-09-16
A developer says that, contrary to his own expectations, MCPs are now better than CLIs for most integrations. His reasons: models have gotten much better at tool calling, tools can be deferred, and MCP is now stateless. He also shares a practical tip: if you need to compose or filter data, add parameters like query to your MCP tools.
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