Claude Code devs: better tool calling makes MCP beat CLIs for most integrations
sean_t_strong · x · 2026-09-17
Claude Code team engineers shared a counterintuitive take: MCP is now better than CLIs for most integrations.
Key points:
- Models have gotten much better at tool calling, making structured MCP tools more reliable than wrapping command lines
- MCP is now stateless and supports deferring tools
- The team is closing feature gaps in Claude Code on desktop so everything is a callable tool for Claude
- Practical tip: when composing or filtering data, add params like query to your MCP tools instead of post-processing on the client
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