Both MCP and other APIs put you at the mercy of the other party. Often that means that features will unintentionally drift from the "source of truth" human UI. At worst, capabilities will be intentionally limited.
Automating the human UI used to be difficult and fragile, but modern AI makes it much easier and change resilient.
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Automating the human UI used to be difficult and fragile, but modern AI makes it much easier and change resilient.