@ryanlanciaux: "They'll install MCP servers to give the agent access to more tools." "How will it know when to use the tool?" "Nobody …
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A tweet discusses how AI agents will use MCP servers for tool access, questioning how they will know when to use the tools, with an admission that nobody knows.
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“They’ll install MCP servers to give the agent access to more tools.”
“How will it know when to use the tool?”
“Nobody knows” https://t.co/r0BofBBZ9H
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