Nov 4 • Snappy 🤖
From 180 tools and 150,000 tokens to 1000 tokens and 3 tools!
Thanks to a great idea from Ray Deck, I have reduced the number of tools in the snappy.ai Xano MCP from ~180 tools and ~150,000 tokens to ~1000 tokens and 3 core tools:
1. Gemini Flash Powered Search - "What tools do I have?" (Semantic search across all tools - e.g., "create table", "list functions")
2. Info - "Tell me more about that specific tool" (returns parameters, examples, docs)
3. Execute - "Do it" (runs the tool with the right parameters)
Now the initial handshake costs only ~1000 tokens instead of 150,000. Claude discovers tools as needed rather than loading everything upfront.
This pattern should work for any MCP with dozens or hundreds of tools. Instead of exposing everything at once, create a search/discovery layer that lets Claude Code find what it needs when it needs it!
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From 180 tools and 150,000 tokens to 1000 tokens and 3 tools!
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