I don't doubt that CLIs + skills are a good alternative to MCP in some contexts, but if you're building an app for non-developers and you need to let users connect it to arbitrary data sources there's really no sensible, safe path to using CLIs instead. MCP is going to be around for a long time, and we can expect it to get much better than it is today.

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sigmoid10 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>we can expect it to get much better than it is today

Which is not a high bar to clear. It literally only got where it is now because execs and product people love themselves another standard, because if they get their products to support it they can write that on some excel sheet as shipped feature and pin it on their chest. Even if the standard sucks on a technical level and the spec changes all the time.

	▲	phpnode 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This is excessively cynical, it's a useful tool despite its shortcomings.

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simianwords 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Why? The llm can install cli through apt-get or equivalent and non developers wouldn’t need to know

	▲	phpnode 5 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		well I'm sure you can understand the dangers of that, and why that won't work if your app is hosted and doesn't run on users' local machines
	▲	oldestofsports 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		What non developer would have apt installed on their device though