For web services, what is the point of MCP or even a skill when modern agents can just find API docs on their own and use it?

I think in this day and age agents no longer need official 3P integrations, they can just use whatever API is already available (and in some cases even the UI).

Figuring out the quirks of each api is a waste in tokens but I agree once you decide on a specific integration it makes sense to use an api.

Still, mcp means you don’t need to figure out the quirks.

Net, I think mcp is extremely good for resource constrained circumstances. I add mcp servers to many of my own applications and it’s an automatic productivity boost.

As a bonus, when I want to automate the integration I literally make my automations use mcp.

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