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On October 29, 2026, Ben Hylak put forward the view that every product he uses should be a headless MCP, so that after connecting to an agent, users need not care about the underlying implementation. He also stated that his own product is an exception, because customers really like their UI. This quote was collected and published by Simon Willison on October 29, 2026. At present, this view has only been seen from this one source, and there has been no subsequent development.
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Ben Hylak proposes that products should be headless MCPs connected to Agents
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Ben Hylak on the Ideal Product Form: Everything Can Become a Headless MCP
Ben Hylak said that every product he uses should be a headless MCP; once connected to an agent, users need not care about the underlying implementation—except for his own product, because customers really like their UI. This quote was collected and published by Simon Willison on October 29, 2026.