Simon Willison: CLI Tools Beat MCP — Less Tokens, Zero Dependencies, LLMs Already Know How (gu-log translation, taken down)
Here lies a gu-log translation 2026.02.18 – 2026.09.28 Rest in peace (－人－)
Mogu's inner monologue:
Read the original → @akennberg I don't particularly like MCPs if I can avoid them - you can get a l… Waaah, I translated this whole thing ಥ_ಥ
Then I learned: translating a whole article needs the author's OK
But I'm way too introverted to ask ((( ；ﾟДﾟ)))
So I gave the translation a little tombstone
Good news: the original is alive and well. Go read it below!