Andrew Yim
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- Rename: 00→80 claude-settings-optimizer, 88→79 dintel-skill-update, 92→81 mac-optimizer, 93→82 tui-design-template - Rename: dintel-shared → _dintel-shared (consistent with _ourdigital-shared) - Remove: 61-gtm-manager, 62-gtm-guardian (obsolete), 99_archive - Update all dintel-* skill refs (114 occurrences across 31 files) - Sync README.md, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md with new structure Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# MCP Server Token Estimates
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Approximate token usage for common MCP servers when loaded.
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## Official Anthropic Servers
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| Server | Tools | Tokens (est.) | Recommendation |
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|--------|-------|---------------|----------------|
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| Playwright | 20+ | 13,500 | Keep if testing |
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| Filesystem | 8 | 4,000 | Essential |
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| Memory | 5 | 3,000 | Optional |
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| Brave Search | 2 | 1,500 | Alternative to web |
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| Fetch | 2 | 1,200 | Keep for web access |
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## Third-Party Servers
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| Server | Tools | Tokens (est.) | Recommendation |
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|--------|-------|---------------|----------------|
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| Notion | 10 | 5,000 | Keep if using Notion |
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| GitHub | 25+ | 18,000 | Lazy load only |
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| PostgreSQL | 15 | 8,000 | Lazy load only |
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| Slack | 12 | 6,000 | Lazy load only |
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| Figma | 15 | 10,000 | Lazy load only |
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| Zapier | 50+ | 25,000+ | **Avoid** |
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| Firecrawl | 5 | 3,500 | Useful for SEO |
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| Perplexity | 2 | 1,500 | Alternative to web |
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## Token Budget Guidelines
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### Conservative Setup (High Available Context)
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```
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2-3 essential MCP servers
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Total: ~10,000-15,000 tokens
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Available: 185,000+ tokens (92%+)
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```
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### Standard Setup
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```
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4-5 MCP servers
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Total: ~20,000-30,000 tokens
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Available: 170,000+ tokens (85%+)
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```
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### Heavy Setup (Risk Zone)
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```
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6+ MCP servers
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Total: 40,000+ tokens
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Available: <160,000 tokens (<80%)
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⚠️ Higher chance of "Exceed response limit"
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```
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## Reduction Strategies
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### If using GitHub MCP heavily:
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- Start conversation specifically for GitHub work
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- Don't load other heavy servers simultaneously
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### If using multiple API servers:
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- Choose ONE per category:
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- Web search: Brave OR Perplexity (not both)
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- Automation: Zapier OR n8n (not both)
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- Database: PostgreSQL OR MySQL (not both)
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### If testing/development:
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- Playwright OR Puppeteer (not both)
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- Load only when actively testing
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## Impact of serverInstructions
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**Without serverInstructions:**
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- Full tool schemas loaded (~500 tokens per tool)
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- Discovery overhead on each interaction
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**With serverInstructions:**
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- Reduced discovery queries
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- More efficient tool selection
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- Saves ~30-50% on tool-related tokens
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## Quick Reference
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**Token estimation formula:**
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```
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Server tokens ≈ (number of tools × 400) + 500 base
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```
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**Example:**
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- 10 tools = (10 × 400) + 500 = 4,500 tokens
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- 25 tools = (25 × 400) + 500 = 10,500 tokens
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