Key Info
The author criticizes companies like Slack for requiring users to register a custom OAuth app before using their MCP servers, arguing this makes the whole integration flow unnecessarily painful.
Highlights
- Some companies have released MCP servers but gate them behind custom OAuth app registration
- Slack is called out as a specific example of this pattern
- The author argues this requirement makes the entire setup flow "suck"
- Raises a broader question about why providers choose this approach