Designing CLIs for Agents, Not Humans — Pedro Lopez, Airbyte
AI Engineer — Oct 9, 2026 — talk
Why watch
Pedro Lopez shares Airbyte's experience building both an MCP server and CLI for AI agents to access company data. The talk covers practical lessons including why MCP tool counts should stay small, how OAuth is essential for agent authentication, designing CLIs with JSON in/JSON out for agents rather than humans, and guidance on choosing between MCP and CLI based on use cases. Ideal for developers building agentic data integration systems.