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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

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)