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MCP Servers Inject Context Tokens on Every Message Even When Not Used

Every configured MCP server injects tokens into the context window on each message, regardless of whether that server is needed for the current task. As developers add more MCP servers, context window bloat becomes severe and reduces effective model capacity. No selective MCP loading mechanism exists to activate servers only when relevant.

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