MCP was always a bad idea—agents should just use APIs and CLIs directly

Why MCP Was Always a Bad Idea

The author argues MCP was built for less capable models and now causes context bloat. Today's LLMs can write scripts, read --help, and call HTTP APIs directly. Lighter alternatives like Cloudflare's Code Mode and the Accept: text/markdown header are already emerging. The post suggests retiring most MCP servers and standardizing how agents consume APIs via content negotiation.