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New CLI tool audits MCP server context window tax for Claude Code

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A new command-line tool called `mcp-tax` has been developed to help users audit the context window usage of their MCP servers when interacting with Claude Code. The tool measures the token consumption of each connected server, which can significantly impact the available context for conversations. `mcp-tax` allows users to identify which servers are consuming the most tokens and provides an option to temporarily disable them for a given session, thereby optimizing the context window for more effective use. AI

IMPACT Helps developers optimize LLM context window usage, potentially improving efficiency and reducing costs.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new, specific software tool for managing AI model context window usage.

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New CLI tool audits MCP server context window tax for Claude Code

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · hao li ·

    Your MCP servers are eating your context window. I built a CLI to audit the tax

    <p>Every MCP server you connect injects <em>all</em> of its tool schemas into <em>every</em> request. Claude Code loads them at session start, and there is no UI to temporarily disable a server you don't need right now. People have measured 41k tokens of pure schema; one estimate…

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