> The way we like to think about MCP at this point is that it should be much closer to OpenAPI with intelligent tool discovery. That means tools should return structured data and tools should be discoverable by their documentation and description.
OpenAPI is “intelligent tool discovery” (whatever that is). OpenAPI literally “returns structured data” and is “discoverable by their documentation and description.”
Just once, I’d like to see someone explain MCP in terms that suggest they have any idea what they are talking about.
I do sometimes wonder about the value of the whole MCP spec rather than just adding some semi-standard attributes to OpenAPI specs to make them more LLM consumable.
There were OSS implementations of that but MCP came with anthropic backing and won.
Like VHS and Betamax, sometimes you just have to accept that marketing wins over engineering purity.
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OpenAPI is “intelligent tool discovery” (whatever that is). OpenAPI literally “returns structured data” and is “discoverable by their documentation and description.”
Just once, I’d like to see someone explain MCP in terms that suggest they have any idea what they are talking about.
aftbit · · focus · HN ↗
Maxious · · focus · HN ↗