# MCP vs CLI for AI Agents: A Comparative Analysis of Tool Integration Strategies for Autonomous Systems

**Published:** October 23, 2026
**Author:** Arun Malik, Nitish Talasu, Bradley Klemick, Vineet Tushar Trivedi, Prachi Shah, Sanay Devi, Junjie Zhang, Kunal Sonawane
**Source:** arXiv — cs.AI
**Language:** en-US
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arXiv:2610.30157v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: AI agents require interfaces to interact with external systems such as files, APIs, databases, and cloud services. Two competing paradigms have emerged: CLI (Command Line Interface), where agents execute shell commands directly,…

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