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I took a crack at why the MCP tools needed but didn't get very far. When I see MCP I think streaming tool to streaming tool and that's why the MCP part is needed but I wonder if it gets over used for things that could just be skills or prompts. Why is MCP even needed here?

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Hi andrew, MCPs are required here because the only way that our app can communicate with the agents like Claude Code and Codex is through MCP protocol. Skills and prompt are also the key part in our app to provide the best in class experience for different agents

I'm using Sign in with ChatGPT and then Codex App Server protocol for my desktop app:

https://github.com/cubacadabra/studio

https://github.com/cubacadabra/studio/blob/main/src/codex.rs...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTawLd5r2mw

https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/app-server

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