MCP is nice, but does your agent use it without you explicitly asking it to do so?
From my experience, instructions in `.md` files aren't enough. In fact, Claude seems to prefer the shell over even its own built-in tools (e.g. `read`, `edit` etc.) See: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/19649. It's like an old dog that needs to be tricked to learn new tricks.
Same experience for me. I routinely have to say "no, use the tool" or "no, read your skills." More frustrating than anything but I've definitely noticed models [1] struggling to grab the right tool without me steering it.
[1] Recently: Opus 4.7/4.8 and Kimi K3
or you can just wire everything up in the shell itself keeping it as simple as possible with one single tool
> or you can just wire everything up in the shell itself keeping it as simple as possible with one single tool
If I understand correctly, you’re not answering my question, and you’re not talking about MCP either. Have you considered that maybe you’re in the wrong thread?