Developer Reverses Course: MCP Is Now Better Than CLIs for Most Integrations
trq212 · x · 2026-09-17
Developer trq212 admits an unexpected reversal: MCPs are now better than CLIs for most integrations. He credits much-improved model tool-calling, deferred tools, and MCP's now-stateless design, and suggests adding params like query to MCP tools when you need to compose or filter data. He adds that bash is no longer all you need for reliable tool calling, though sandboxes + bash remain ideal for work involving code generation and execution.
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