MCP benefits are way more important than AI rolling their own API client or CLI, after which YOU own the client. MCP is the protocol. If your 3rd-party API does

MCP benefits are way more important than AI rolling their own API client or CLI, after which YOU own the client. MCP is the protocol. If your 3rd-party API doesn't support the API fully in an MCP, that's when you think about rolling your own or writing that 3rd party a stern letter. Stability and security over bespoke client fragility. MCP (or a 3rd party managed CLI) all the way.