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I recently connected Claude up to draw.io with an MCP, it had some good capabilities but for the specific task I wanted it wasn't really getting it so doing it manually was the better choice to achieve what I wanted in good time
gchadwick on Hacker News
In the thread “No Coding Before 10am”
Helped: Choosing carefully which techniques to employ.
Got in the way: Claude connected to draw.io via MCP didn't get the specific task right.
… Sometimes I'll try and AI workflow and then abandon it. I recently connected Claude up to draw.io with an MCP, it had some good capabilities but for the specific task I wanted it wasn't really getting it so doing it manually was the better choice to achieve what I wanted in good time. The models themselves and coding harnesses are also evolving quickly complex workflows people may put together can quickly become pointless. …