rakyll: MCP server disallows background commands, tool calls block until finished

rakyll · x · 2026-11-06

rakyll clarifies that MCP servers don't allow background commands: a tool call doesn't return until it finishes, so no bash process keeps running when the actor suspends after a turn. Async process management requires a different data-plane path.

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