MCP is Not Dead: The Take Every AI Builder Needs to Hear

If you have spent any time in AI circles lately, you have heard it: "MCP is dead." The influencers have moved on. CLI is the new king. Somewhere, right now, another tweet about dumping MCP in favor of command-line tools is going viral.

But here is the thing — the debate is missing the point. And it is costing indie builders time and energy.

The Hype Cycle in Action

Six months ago, MCP (Model Context Protocol) was all anyone could talk about. Every vendor wanted to sell you their MCP product. Every blog post was about how MCP would revolutionize AI.

Now? The same influencers are praising CLIs as the obvious solution. The pendulum has swung. And just like before, the nuance is lost.