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Stop Wrapping CLI Tools in 200 MCP Endpoints

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A new project called leanrea benchmarked what happens when you replace a 207-tool MCP server (REA) with a single 8 KB markdown skill that lets the agent run raw CLI commands directly through Bash. On Claude Code 2.1 (Sonnet 5.5, macOS) across four reverse-engineering tasks: 38% less wall time (388s…

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  1. 2026-10-17 16:21 · DEV Community — AI
    Stop Wrapping CLI Tools in 200 MCP Endpoints

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