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Is the web dead, or just evolving? Wes Bos breaks down his JS Nation Amsterdam talk on agentic interfaces, why chat won’t replace everything, how Web MCP lets agents interact with your existing sites, and what “Clicks and Clankers” really means for the future of UI.
Show Notes
00:00 Intro
00:33 Welcome to Syntax!
00:46 Wes’s Talk: Agentic Interfaces at JS Nation
01:37 Is the Web Dead? Chat vs. Traditional UI
03:13 No UI, Voice UI, and the Smart Home Vision
04:00 What Is Web MCP and How It Works
05:10 Clicks and Clankers: When to Click vs. Prompt
06:57 The Future of Shopping and the Open Web Problem
08:46 Delegating the Boring Stuff: Groceries and Expense Categorization
11:55 MCP Apps and the Happy Path Problem
12:55 Brought to you by Sentry.io
13:23 Generative UI: Can the LLM Make a Better UI Than You?
