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Plugin vs MCP Server vs CLI Bridge: A Decision Tree for Local-First Architectures
When building local-first systems, the default plugin model can lead to process ancestry loss and silent crashes. A decision tree helps choose between plugins, MCP servers, and CLI bridges based on survival, isolation, and observability needs. The article details trade-offs like 58ms overhead for MCP servers versus zero-config plugins.
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The piece offers practical architectural guidance but assumes a specific toolchain; its value depends on whether your stack aligns with the described patterns.
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