MCP Token Cost: I Cut My MCP Server From 15 Tools to 4
This story is from 2026-10-28. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.
MCP Token Cost: I Cut My MCP Server From 15 Tools to 4 Every tool you expose in an MCP server ships its name, description, and JSON Schema to the model on every request. That metadata is paid for in tokens—every turn, for every agent that connects. I had 15 tools in a file-management MCP server. My…
Read the full story at DEV Community — AI ↗
Timeline · 1 report
- 2026-10-28 05:54 · DEV Community — AI
MCP Token Cost: I Cut My MCP Server From 15 Tools to 4