AI agents are becoming the real “users.” Why MCP struggled, why skills won, and what agent-first software design looks like in 2026.

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While Twitter discovers Claude Code in 2025, I was doing all this 6 months ago. MCP got hyped but couldn't scale. Skills emerged as the practical alternative. Best skill of December 2025? One line that keeps Claude working without stopping. Burn tokens, give Claude full context like you would a human colleague, and push the limits. In 2026, agents become first-class internet users.