Battlecard: “MCP Sounds Like Tool Sprawl”
Respond to the common MCP objection by reframing the connection as a narrow evidence path with bounded scope.
"MCP sounds like tool sprawl. I do not want Claude connected to half the company just to fix one issue." "I do not want broad access either. I want the smallest connection that can answer the one external question this task depends on. If the repo is enough, we stay local. If the design, rollout state, or ticket status can change the right answer, we connect only that system, ideally read-only or scoped to a worker, and use it as evidence rather than a general browsing tool." It agrees with the risk instinct, then narrows the conversation around evidence and…
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