CLIs Over MCPs: Why the Best AI Agent Tools Already Exist
The best tools for AI agents are not new protocols. They are the CLIs developers have used for decades. Why the command line is the natural agent surface.
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The best tools for AI agents are not new protocols. They are the CLIs developers have used for decades. Why the command line is the natural agent surface.
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