Kent C. Dodds
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- dax says custom agent setups fix problems that no longer exist
Kent C. Dodds agrees and says give the agent tools, not instructions it has to religiously follow.
- Plan mode survives as a built-in mod you can override
Thariq's compromise after floating removal, with Matt Pocock arguing planning belongs in userland.
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- dax moves part of his team off Astra after spend doubles
One team's cost numbers, a few bad impressions and a paused top tier all landed in the same week.
- Thariq flips, says MCP now beats CLIs for most integrations
The "just give it a CLI" consensus is getting walked back by several of the people who held it.
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