Stop Using MCPs for Your AI Agent (Do This Instead)

Description

In this video, I evaluate why I've stopped using MCPs (Modular Component Packages) for most simple API calls with my AI coding agents. While MCPs are powerful, I find they often consume too much of the context window by loading an entire library of tools when I only need one specific function. I demonstrate a more efficient alternative using Claude Skills. Timestamp: 00:00 - Why MCPs Waste Your Context Window 02:40 - Building a Custom Claude Skill for Firecrawl 06:05 - MCPs vs. Skills 09:20 - Debugging 10:22 - Final Test 📱 X: https://x.com/leonardogrig 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardogrig