An MCP limerick: great plan, then every tool call asked me to auth again
tdhopper · x · 2026-10-07
Developer tdhopper distills a common MCP pain point into a limerick: he gave his AI agent a chore, the agent made a great plan, but once the MCP tool calls began, each one demanded re-authentication. A concise, shareable jab at the fragmented auth experience across today's MCP tool ecosystem.
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