When it comes to MCPs, everything we know about API design is wrong
“Build your tools like they're a set of scripts you're handing to that undertrained kid who just got hired in the NOC. They are going to page you at 2AM.”
Jesse's MCP-design thesis: build tools for LLMs the way you'd build scripts for a sleep-deprived junior NOC engineer at 2 AM.
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October 19, 2025
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Lobsters: When it comes to MCPs, everything we know about API design is wrong
“If the one and only tool lets you do everything, any call could involve all factors, unless you have inside knowledge about what it's going to do. ”