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curl for MCP: Why Coding Agents Are Happier Using the CLI

calendar_today March 13, 2026 person Evan Tahler domain api-first

We’re building increasingly complex integrations to connect coding agents to MCP servers. But these agents already know how to use the CLI. So why are we teaching them a new interface?

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