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MCP is eating the world

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335 points emschwartz | 2 comments | 21 Jun 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.475s | source
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0x500x79 ◴[24 Jun 25 15:52 UTC] No.44367530[source]▶
I believe that MCP is a bit over-marketed.

MCP allows you to bring tools to agents you don't control. It's awesome, but it isn't the right match for every problem. If you believe the hype of X/LinkedIn you would think that MCP everywhere is going to be the solution.

Bringing tools to your local Claude client is awesome, but there are still challenges with MCP that need to be solved and like all technology, it isn't applicable universally.

Not to mention it's a recipe for burning tokens!

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pydry ◴[24 Jun 25 16:26 UTC] No.44367901[source]▶
It's not the solution to every problem but it's a great substitute for a infrequently used app with mediocre UX and most of the world's apps probably do fall into that category actually.
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1. 0x500x79 ◴[24 Jun 25 16:44 UTC] No.44368122[source]▶
Agree, but I think we should hold those Apps to a higher bar. Chat interfaces are not a replacement for good UX.
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2. pydry ◴[24 Jun 25 16:47 UTC] No.44368171[source]▶
Have you tried holding Jira to a higher bar? I don't know how. I'd rather somebody just layered a conversational UX over it.