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Created December 9, 2025 15:18
Claude Code MCP-CLI Experimental Mode - 80% Token Savings

Claude Code MCP-CLI Experimental Mode

Announced December 8, 2025 by Anthropic engineer @catherinewu

The Problem

MCP servers load full tool definitions into the system prompt at session start. Power users with multiple MCPs (supabase, tabz, shadcn, docker-mcp, etc.) can burn 40-50k tokens before typing anything.

The Solution