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stugreen13

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stugreen13··on Show HN: I built a tool that turns any API into a CLI for agents
Yep - as long as it's public url can crawl it. Lmk if any issues will fix
stugreen13··on Show HN: I built a tool that turns any API into a CLI for agents
Depends on use-case for sure - I think there is room for both
stugreen13··on Making MCP cheaper via CLI
MCP

> learn new protocol

> bloat your context with unnecessary tools

> decision overload for agents

> spin up new server, more code to document and maintain

> pain to debug

> constantly changing

CLIs

> 0 context bloat

> one-line install

> on-demand discovery via --help commands

> fast and lightweight

> every model knows bash, even dumb ones

> composable, can chain commands (massively underrated, e.g. cli users list --output json | jq '.[].id' )

> save $$$ on tokens

> no new servers or docs

> can use tools like https://instantcli.com to generate one for any API

stugreen13··on Show HN: I built a tool that turns any API into a CLI for agents
MCP is a mess, CLIs are the way
stugreen13··on Show HN: I built a tool that turns any API into a CLI for agents
Yep can use spec or docs
stugreen13··on Show HN: AgentKit – JavaScript Alternative to OpenAI Agents SDK with Native MCP
Great stuff. Would be neat to have an adapter make the output stream match the ai-sdk format so it plugs in to existing UX (https://sdk.vercel.ai/docs/ai-sdk-ui/stream-protocol)
stugreen13··on Show HN: I built indiehost to automate self-hosting on a VPS with Coolify
Great point thank you - will add a section on this to the landing page

Indiehost is even more of an abstraction (sign in with cloud provider and we do the rest) vs. Coolify Cloud still requires configuring your servers + resources + understanding of Coolify (e.g. proxies, redirects, ssh keys, backups, etc.)

Of course, the abstraction has its drawbacks (limited control) and I always recommend self-hosting. It's a template for the most common scenarios for new devs/app devs who may shy away from self-hosting for many reasons (takes too much time, not-reliable, fear of the unknown)

stugreen13··on Show HN: I built indiehost to automate self-hosting on a VPS with Coolify
Ah thanks for pointing this out - was not familiar with that rule

Deleting and moving to regular submission

stugreen13··on Show HN: Generate tailored courses for yourself on any topic (Apple TestFlight)
super cool. this would be next-level with openai's real-time voice API
stugreen13··on Show HN: A raw HTTP request parser for Python
nice - super clean and lightweight. what are you parsing raw request strings for?