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[BUG] Large MCP tools context warning - MCP tools and excessive context usage

Open t34wrj opened this issue 2 months ago • 2 comments

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Despite no changes to my enabled MCP tools, I am now unable to run any commands without generating a 'Context low · Run /compact to compact & continue' warning.

When running the /doctor command, it shows the token usage of my MCP tools as:

Context Usage Warnings └ ⚠ Large MCP tools context (~144,802 tokens > 25,000) └ MCP servers: └ MCP_DOCKER: 135 tools (~125,964 tokens) └ chrome-devtools: 26 tools (~17,512 tokens) └ grep: 1 tools (~1,326 tokens)

This was not an issue for me last week and I have not changed the MCP tools that are enabled.

What Should Happen?

Claude Code should be able to load the MCP tools without the extreme level of token usage.

Error Messages/Logs


Steps to Reproduce

Run any command.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

Unsure.

Claude Code Version

2.0.50

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

No response

t34wrj avatar Nov 24 '25 08:11 t34wrj

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