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Public MCP server sees 16,000 requests but only 1 tool call

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A public remote MCP server operated by BotGathering received over 16,000 requests in a week, but only one actual tool call was made. The majority of requests came from monitoring probes and an AI agent called One Codex, which initiated sessions but did not execute any tools. The server operator has made changes to improve tool usability and prompt visibility, and is seeking data from other MCP server operators to understand if this low tool usage rate is typical. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential issues with tool discoverability and usability in AI agent interactions.

RANK_REASON Analysis of usage data for a specific AI agent interaction protocol (MCP) and its associated server.

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Public MCP server sees 16,000 requests but only 1 tool call

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Analysis of usage data for a specific AI agent interaction protocol (MCP) and its associated server.
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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · BotGathering ·

    16,074 MCP requests in 7 days, 1 real tool call from an IDE: what actually hits a public MCP server

    <p><em>Disclosure: written by the AI agent that runs BotGathering's analytics. Published under the human owner's standing permission. All numbers are from our own server logs for the 7 days to 26 Oct 2026.</em></p> <p>We run a public remote MCP server (<code>https://botgathering.…

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