Simon Willison Quotes Ben Hylak on Headless MCP Products
Quoting Ben Hylak
- Who
- Ben Hylak
- What
- comments the idea that products should be headless MCPs feeding into agents, with an exception for his own product
- Quote
every product i use should just be a headless mcp, that feeds into an agent, where i never have to think about anything underneath.
What happened
Simon Willison quotes Ben Hylak saying that products should be headless MCPs feeding into an agent, so users do not have to think about what is underneath. Hylak adds that his own product is an exception, claiming its customers love the UI and the company.
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Ben Hylak said products he uses should be headless MCPs feeding into an agent, while making an exception for his own product, according to a quotation shared by Simon Willison. Hylak described wanting to use an agent without having to think about the products underneath it, but claimed his own customers love both his product’s user interface and the company.
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