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It's very easy to churn out code that isn't particularly additive (or in some cases, actively destructive), so adjusting for that would be important.
I think the situation can both be "bad" and "better than it was before," but to your point, some of the recent actions (e.g., curating histories) definitely seem counterproductive.
Progressive disclosure has obvious benefits, but I think it would be more valuable to address how agents using either approach can still know which MCP server to search through. Maybe each tool has a search interface, and agents kick off searches in parallel for any ‘yet to be discovered’ tools, but there may be downsides to that as well
The title and content suggest that it's about AI-native distribution, and that MCP servers are the answer (i.e., the old world prioritized good docs; now, if you want to be discoverable by agents, you need an MCP server). But it assumes agents can just "discover" arbitrary MCP servers (as if Claude would "just know" that you have an MCP server).. which is not the case?
That said, I think this article demonstrates that focusing on whether or not an article used AI might be focusing on the wrong “problem.” I appreciate being sensitive to the "smell" (the number of low-effort, AI posts flying around these days has made me sensitive too), but personally, I found this article both (1) easy to read and (2) insightful. I think the number of AI-written content lacking (2) is the problem.
Curious if you’ve noticed any particularly well defined, obscure websites? Would love to take a look if so.