LeanProxy cuts AI request costs by optimizing Mastodon MCP server tool injection

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Enabling multiple "MCP servers" for AI requests can lead to significant wasted costs due to the injection of unused tools into every query. One user found that four servers added 163 tools, costing approximately $515 per month during coding sessions. To address this inefficiency, LeanProxy was developed to reduce this overhead by 99% through on-demand tool loading, building upon previous work with Nexus-Dev. AI

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IMPACT Optimizes AI tool usage, potentially reducing costs for developers and improving efficiency in AI-powered coding sessions.

RANK_REASON A user developed a proxy tool to optimize the cost and performance of AI requests by managing tool loading.

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Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] · 2026-05-05 21:32

Every MCP server you enable injects its tools into every AI request, even if you never use it. I measured it (even though I'm careful not to mess things up, but

Every MCP server you enable injects its tools into every AI request, even if you never use it. I measured it (even though I'm careful not to mess things up, but sometimes I forget): 4 servers = 163 tools = ~$515/month wasted on coding sessions. I created LeanProxy to fix this, re…

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Every MCP server you enable injects its tools into every AI request, even if you never use it. I measured it (even though I'm careful not to mess things up, but

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