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Built an MCP tool that gives Claude get_symbol() instead of reading whole files — 97% cheaper, benchmarked against grep/Serena/jcodemunch

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MCP tool for Claude Code that swaps "read the whole file" for "just give me this one function." get_symbol(name) — returns the definition + everywhere it's called, nothing else. Actually benchmarked it instead of just shipping a vibes-based percentage: 97% fewer tokens, cheaper than grep/Serena/jco…

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  1. 2026-09-15 16:21 · r/ClaudeAI
    Built an MCP tool that gives Claude get_symbol() instead of reading whole files — 97% cheaper, benchmarked against grep/Serena/jcodemunch

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