Ask HN: Who is using MCP in production?
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The short version
- It got a lot of attention early on, but I haven’t come across many people using it in production.
- If you’re using MCP in production, what are you using it for?
- What advantages have you found over a normal API or direct tool integration or just CLI?
- Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49548600 Points: 7 # Comments: 5
The story
I’ve been following MCP since it first came out. It got a lot of attention early on, but I haven’t come across many people using it in production. I may simply have missed them.
If you’re using MCP in production, what are you using it for? What advantages have you found over a normal API or direct tool integration or just CLI?
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49548600
Points: 7
# Comments: 5
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