MCP Debate: Token Tax, Context Bloat, and What Devs Can Do
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TL;DR: A post on maharship.com argues MCP was designed for 2024-era models and now causes context bloat and a token tax, sparking a ~165-point Hacker News thread with 100+ comments and pushback on X. If you run agents today, the debate is a prompt to audit what your tools actually cost in context a…
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- 2026-09-22 00:03 · DEV Community — AI
MCP Debate: Token Tax, Context Bloat, and What Devs Can Do
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