# Sample Settings Check Report

## Configuration Summary

| Component | Count | Tokens (est.) | Status |
|-----------|-------|---------------|--------|
| MCP Servers | 6 | ~45,000 | ⚠️ High |
| Active Skills | 3 | ~1,500 | ✓ OK |
| Project Files | 2 | ~2,000 | ✓ OK |
| **Baseline Total** | — | ~48,500 | ⚠️ Warning |
| **Available** | — | ~151,500 (76%) | Marginal |

## Issues Found

### Critical
1. **GitHub MCP server loading all tools** (~18,000 tokens)
   - 25+ tools loaded but only 3-4 commonly used
   - Missing `serverInstructions`

### Warnings
1. **Zapier MCP enabled** (~25,000 tokens)
   - 50+ tools, rarely used
   - Consider disabling

2. **Playwright missing serverInstructions**
   - Tool discovery inefficient
   - Add: `"serverInstructions": "Browser automation..."`

3. **Custom skill SKILL.md is 1,500 words**
   - Exceeds 1,000 word recommendation
   - Move reference data to separate file

## Recommended Actions

### Immediate (save ~35,000 tokens)

1. **Disable Zapier MCP** (saves ~25,000)
   ```json
   // Remove or comment out in claude_desktop_config.json
   // "zapier": { ... }
   ```

2. **Add serverInstructions to all servers** (saves ~5,000)
   ```json
   "github": {
     "command": "...",
     "serverInstructions": "GitHub operations. Use for: repos, issues, PRs. Keywords: github, repo, issue, pull request"
   }
   ```

3. **Refactor long skill** (saves ~1,000)
   - Move data tables to `references/` directory
   - Keep SKILL.md under 500 words

### Secondary

4. Consider starting fresh conversations for unrelated tasks
5. Review GitHub usage - if only for viewing, use web instead

## After Optimization

| Component | Tokens (est.) | Status |
|-----------|---------------|--------|
| MCP Servers | ~15,000 | ✓ Good |
| Skills + Files | ~2,500 | ✓ Good |
| **Baseline Total** | ~17,500 | ✓ Good |
| **Available** | ~182,500 (91%) | ✓ Excellent |

## Quick Wins Checklist

- [x] Disable Zapier MCP
- [x] Add serverInstructions to Playwright
- [x] Add serverInstructions to GitHub
- [x] Add serverInstructions to Notion
- [ ] Refactor jamie-brand skill (move procedures data)
- [ ] Review PostgreSQL usage frequency
