MCP slammed as over-engineered yet it became the industry standard anyway
wordgrammer · x · 2026-10-08
Developer wordgrammer criticizes MCP: it is "over-engineered to hell" and objectively worse than KISS solutions, yet it still became the industry standard. The take reflects ongoing developer frustration with MCP's complexity while underscoring its de facto status in the AI agent ecosystem.
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