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Tiny Agents in Python: a MCP-powered agent in ~70 lines of code

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Tiny Agents in Python: a MCP-powered agent in ~70 lines of code

Our Take

It's cute, but the idea of an MCP-powered agent in 70 lines of code is just an exercise in abstraction. What matters is whether you can actually deploy and manage that agent reliably in a production environment. The trick isn't the lines of code; it's the robust error handling and memory management baked into the framework.

If it's truly self-contained and handles state reliably, it’s useful. If it’s just a neat script that breaks on the first API call, it's just noise. Don't chase the line count; chase production stability.

What To Do

Benchmark the tiny agent's execution time and stability against a traditional, multi-file agent implementation.

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