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MCP Token Trap: Why Your AI Agent Burns 35x More Tokens Than a CLI

https://onlycli.github.io/OnlyCLI/blog/mcp-token-cost-benchmark/
2•stonesun•1h ago

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sharemywin•1h ago
I guess I don't understand. so how does the agent know which tools to call versus an mcp?
Eldodi•7m ago
This is starting to get old. Both Claude and OpenAi solved the mcp context bloat issue with on-demand tool discovery:

- Claude tool search: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-us...

- GPT tool search: https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/tools-tool-sea...