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1. pjmlp · 1789935007 · focus · HN ↗

   Well, SaaS don't do CLIs for extension APIs.

   Plus the performance issues to restarting processes all the time.

   1. fooster · 1789935532 · focus · HN ↗

      Neither of those things are true?

      Also you are seriously comparing process startup time with the latency of a network call, or worse an llm call?

      1. pjmlp · 1789935884 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes, if the SaaS application needs to fork subprocesses for every little step of agentic workflows.

         Welcome to CGIs, a great 1990's technology for Web applications.

         1. fooster · 1789939871 · focus · HN ↗

            We do that, and the cost of forking the cli vs the llm or network call is very small. It works really well.

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