Show HN: Mcptoon – MCP CLI client that cuts tool discovery tokens by 97%
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MCP CLI tool cuts discovery tokens by 97% — direct token optimization win
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MCP tool discovery costs 10,000+ tokens. mcptoon costs 350. One MCP client for every AI agent. Cross-platform. Zero dependencies. If this saves you tokens, please star the repo — it helps others discover it. English | 中文文档 | Report Bug | Request Feature Every MCP-enabled conversation burns tokens on syntax, not data: - Your agent connects to 5 MCP servers. Listing their tools: ~10,000 tokens of JSON. - Your agent calls 20 tools. Each returns 500-3,000 tokens wrapped in {"content":[{"type":"text","text":"..."}]}. - Total MCP overhead: 40,000-70,000 tokens before any actual thinking happens. On
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Large tool sets (100+) create urgent demand for efficient tool discovery techniques.
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