[alangpierce]

> What if you just... removed the AI part?

Maybe I'm not fully understanding the approach, but it seems like if you started relying on third-party MCP servers without the AI layer in the middle, you'd quickly run into backcompat issues. Since MCP servers assume they're being called by an AI, they have the right to make breaking changes to the tools, input schemas, and output formats without notice.

[tomqueue]

Exactly my thoughts after reading the article. I am surprised that so few have pointed this out because it entirely invalidates the article’s conclusion for any serious usage. To stay at the USB-C example: it‘s like plugging in a Toaster into a monitor but the Toaster changes its communication protocol every time it gets reconnected.

[mkagenius]

Yes! Once the first integration is done. It will be static unless someone manually changes it.

Maybe the author is okay with that and just want new APIs (for his toaster).