MCPs are everywhere, but are they worth the token cost? We break down what Model Context Protocol actually is, how it differs from just using CLIs, the tradeoffs you should know about, and when MCPs actually make sense for your workflow.

Full shownotes at fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/302.

Show Notes

MCP - Model Context Protocol
Remote MCP server example - Glean
AAIF -
Agentic AI Foundation setup by Linux foundation
Github MCP
Github gh CLI
Playwright MCP
Context7 MCP
Anthropic's announcement on
Advanced Tool Use

Tips

Iury: use ast-grep to structurally
search code faster
KG: use agent-browser by Vercel to give browsing
power to your agent

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302 - MCPs Explained - what they are and when to use them