On MCP token cost
Why connector responses are heavy, and how reshaping them in transit cuts the bill without losing data — preliminary and directional.
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2026-07-07
The Claude MCP connector cost spiral: why more connectors means a bigger bill
Every MCP connector you wire into Claude adds standing context and returns a fat payload on each read. Here's why cost and latency climb as you add connectors — and how routing them through one lean layer stops it.
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2026-07-07
How to consolidate multiple MCP connectors into one call
How to consolidate multiple MCP connectors into one lean call: the DIY sync pattern, the in-transit routing pattern, and how to do it without storing your data. Planning prompt at the end.
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2026-07-07
Why running many MCP servers gets expensive at team scale
Why running many MCP servers gets expensive at team scale: the standing overhead each seat pays, the payload cost multiplied across people and agents, and how to keep the connectors while cutting the org-wide bill.
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2026-07-07
One MCP endpoint for Gmail, Notion, Jira and more
One MCP endpoint across Gmail, Notion, Jira and more: ask once and it pulls from the right source, instead of carrying a connector per tool in every prompt. How intent routing works, and how it stays honest about your data.
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2026-06-17
A field-by-field teardown of one bloated MCP connector response
What is inside a bloated MCP connector response? A field-by-field teardown of one read object: what the answer uses, and what is returned but wasted.
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2026-06-17
Why MCP connector responses cost so many tokens (and how to cut the bill)
Why MCP connector responses cost so many tokens, and how reshaping them in transit cuts the bill without losing data. Audit prompt at the end.
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2026-06-17
How MCP response reshaping interacts with write calls
How reshaping a read response for token cost interacts with MCP write calls: why trimming reads does not break a create or update, and how to keep it safe.
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2026-06-17
How reshaping rules are written so a trimmed MCP response still answers the question
How MCP response reshaping rules are written to cut token cost without losing data: query-aware field selection that keeps what the answer needs.