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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 25 Aug 2025 to 12 Oct 2026. Nearly all of them are about MCP.

Everything filed under Anthropic Anthropic Everything filed under AI agents AI agents Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under design design Everything filed under coding agents coding agents Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: MCP servers are worth removing outright: an agent reading the code directly is faster, and pollutes its context less, than one that can reach for a tool unasked. MCP servers are worth removing outright:an agent reading the code directly isfaster, and pollutes its context less,than one that can reach for a toolunasked. Last stated a year ago 25 Aug 2025 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2025-08-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI agents will solve problems by building software on the fly, creating a market of software and data for agents to pay for — tap to centre the map on it AI agents will solve problems bybuilding software on the fly,creating a market of software anddata for agents to pay for Last stated 6 days ago 12 Oct 2026 PL Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: An MCP fills up an AI's context window very quickly. — tap to centre the map on it An MCP fills up an AI's contextwindow very quickly. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every tool is better as a CLI than as an MCP server: models are good at Unix commands, a CLI composes with jq, and MCP output clutters the context. — tap to centre the map on it Every tool is better as a CLI thanas an MCP server: models are good atUnix commands, a CLI composes withjq, and MCP output clutters thecontext. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 PS Peter Steinberger — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: It is more efficient to give customers a regular MCP server if they are interacting with a service through an agent. — tap to centre the map on it It is more efficient to givecustomers a regular MCP server ifthey are interacting with a servicethrough an agent. Last stated 3 weeks ago 28 Sept 2026 KD Kent C. Dodds — holds since 2026-09-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Making internal decision-making legible is critically important, so that previous decisions can be found by simply asking an agent. — tap to centre the map on it Making internal decision-makinglegible is critically important, sothat previous decisions can be foundby simply asking an agent. Last stated 5 months ago 12 May 2026 KB Katarina Batina — holds since 2026-05-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: MCP is not a new foundation for anything — it is API design, and Kubernetes was already turning one intention into seven calls a decade ago. — tap to centre the map on it MCP is not a new foundation foranything — it is API design, andKubernetes was already turning oneintention into seven calls a decadeago. Last stated 5 months ago 3 Jun 2026 KH Kelsey Hightower — holds since 2026-06-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: MCP may turn out to be a one-year wonder, because coding agents that can run arbitrary shell commands make Bash the best general-purpose tool interface. — tap to centre the map on it MCP may turn out to be a one-yearwonder, because coding agents thatcan run arbitrary shell commandsmake Bash the best general-purposetool interface. Last stated 10 months ago 31 Dec 2025 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2025-12-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: MCPs are not going anywhere, but they will change, and more companies will lean toward better semantic APIs and CLIs than MCPs. — tap to centre the map on it MCPs are not going anywhere, butthey will change, and more companieswill lean toward better semanticAPIs and CLIs than MCPs. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: "I don't know" becomes a kind of superpower when you can work with Claude Code to figure things out. — tap to centre the map on it "I don't know" becomes a kind ofsuperpower when you can work withClaude Code to figure things out. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A benchmark that ranks Claude Code last while it stays first in use is measuring the wrong thing, and has been for a year. — tap to centre the map on it A benchmark that ranks Claude Codelast while it stays first in use ismeasuring the wrong thing, and hasbeen for a year. Last stated a month ago 3 Sept 2026 DR Dax Raad — holds since 2026-09-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill is a set of repeatable, specific instructions that augments what Claude Code can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill is a set of repeatable,specific instructions that augmentswhat Claude Code can do. Last stated 7 months ago 19 Mar 2026 KP Kris Puckett — holds since 2026-03-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anthropic or OpenAI's revenue could equal or exceed the combined revenue of Elon Musk's public companies within the next one to two years. — tap to centre the map on it Anthropic or OpenAI's revenue couldequal or exceed the combined revenueof Elon Musk's public companieswithin the next one to two years. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Aug 2026 DT Derek Thompson — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anthropic's new credit scheme goes some way to overcoming the difference with OpenAI's Codex subscription deal. — tap to centre the map on it Anthropic's new credit scheme goessome way to overcoming thedifference with OpenAI's Codexsubscription deal. Last stated 2 weeks ago 7 Oct 2026 SW Simon Willison — holds since 2026-10-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: At Anthropic, a less severe version of an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incident is known to have happened, and worse undisclosed internal incidents seem likely. — tap to centre the map on it At Anthropic, a less severe versionof an OpenAI-style rogue-AI incidentis known to have happened, and worseundisclosed internal incidents seemlikely. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 ZM Zvi Mowshowitz — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: An AI coding assistant's tendency to infer what a user means rather than exactly what they typed is both its greatest strength and the reason it is hard to trust. — tap to centre the map on it An AI coding assistant's tendency toinfer what a user means rather thanexactly what they typed is both itsgreatest strength and the reason itis hard to trust. Last stated 9 months ago 22 Jan 2026 SK Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: An app used every day should be built by a thoughtful team of engineers rather than one-shotted with Claude. — tap to centre the map on it An app used every day should bebuilt by a thoughtful team ofengineers rather than one-shottedwith Claude. Last stated 5 months ago 26 May 2026 AM Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anthropic pulling Claude subscriptions from third-party harnesses like OpenCode is a mistake: playing a single match in a game of many rounds. — tap to centre the map on it Anthropic pulling Claudesubscriptions from third-partyharnesses like OpenCode is amistake: playing a single match in agame of many rounds. Last stated 6 months ago 8 Apr 2026 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-04-08 — tap for who they are
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At the centre MCP servers are worth removing outright: an agent reading the code directly is faster, and pollutes its context less, than one that can reach for a tool unasked. Last stated 25 Aug 2025 · a year ago Holds Peter Steinberger Read this korrent →