Quoting Jeremy Daer (opens in new tab)

<blockquote cite="https://twitter.com/dhh/status/2012543705161326941"><p><em>[On agents using CLI tools in place of REST APIs]</em> To save on context window, yes, but moreso to improve accuracy and success rate when multiple tool calls are involved, particularly when calls must be correctly chained e.g. for pagination, rate-limit backoff, and recognizing authentication failures.</p> <p>Other major factor: which models can wield the skill? Using the CLI lowers the bar so cheap, fast mode...