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Is the MCP spec actually useful?

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I've spent a few weeks deciphering and implementing the MCP spec, and it kind of seems like AI slop to me. Like, the entire spec boils down to little more than a suggestion to use json-rpc. The spec requires a heavy client with a bunch of custom "business logic". This client acts like a magic babel…

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  1. 2026-09-01 05:05 · r/artificial
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