Reduce MCP tool output context bloat by ~85%#177
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- extract_symbols: exclude code by default (90% reduction, 22K→2K tokens) - Add include_code param (default false) to control code inclusion - AI can request code when needed via include_code=true - get_file_tree: compact mode by default (82% reduction, 18K→3K tokens) - Add compact param (default true) for newline-separated paths - Add include_dirs param to optionally include directory entries - New get_symbol_code tool for lazy code loading - Fetch specific symbol's code on-demand - Enables efficient "browse then drill down" workflows These defaults significantly reduce context usage while maintaining full functionality through optional parameters.
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Summary
Reduces context usage from two MCP tool outputs:
extract_symbolsget_file_treeChanges
extract_symbols: Add
include_codeparam (defaultfalse)include_code=truewhen code is neededget_file_tree: Add
compactmode (defaulttrue)include_dirsparam to optionally include directoriesNew
get_symbol_codetool: Lazy load specific symbol codeTest plan