MCP Is Dead; Long Live MCP
Summary
The article argues that Model Context Protocol (MCP) is not universally superior to CLI-based approaches, highlighting hype cycle dynamics, the value of centralized MCP servers for telemetry and security, and the need for organizational engineering practices (agentic engineering) over mood-based coding. It emphasizes the distinction between MCP over stdio and HTTP, and advocates for enterprise-grade content delivery via prompts/resources.