MCP vs local script · Clief Notes

MCP vs local script

Global in the host like VS Code = not portable

ICM = portable

ICM workspaces' entire premise is that you don't need specialized tooling, protocols, or frameworks to orchestrate a multi-step AI workflow. The "protocol" in ICM is the filesystem itself, meaning numbered folders, markdown files, plain text handoffs. Etc..

In the 60% 30% 10%

Having a local script (at the 60%) that runs, writes the results in a stage's output folder as an .md file and so on.. is fine.

In the spirit of ICM's portability, should MCP live in the skills folder? If not, where?

What is the community's way to address data that's outside the workspace whether input or output?

Thank you all in advance.

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