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The Hidden "Schema Tax" of MCP Tools: Dumping 32 Tool Schemas vs. On-Demand Tool Search (-92.7% Input Tokens)

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  1. 2026-11-01 06:06 · DEV Community — AI
    The Hidden "Schema Tax" of MCP Tools: Dumping 32 Tool Schemas vs. On-Demand Tool Search (-92.7% Input Tokens)

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