Ask HN: In Cursor/agents, do plugins hide MCP tools from the main agent?
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15 hours ago
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Quick architecture question.

When using MCP servers directly in Cursor, the agent seems to see all tools at the same level.

But when using a plugin/extension that internally connects to MCP servers, does the main agent:

see only the plugin as a single tool and delegate to a sub-agent inside it, or

still see every underlying MCP tool individually?

In other words: do plugins act as a tool abstraction boundary, or just a packaging/install mechanism?

beratbozkurt0
13 hours ago
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