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// MCP TOKEN COST

The Adobe Mcp Suite MCP server costs 105,325 tokens before the first call.

Every request your agent makes carries every tool definition this server exposes — context your code, documents and conversation can't use, mostly for tools the agent never calls. You don't need them all in the window, and you don't have to pay for them.

QUICK ANSWER The Adobe Mcp Suite MCP server's 447 tool definitions consume 105,325 tokens — 53% of a 200k context window, and 57× the median MCP server (1,862 tokens). A scoped grant exposing only the tools you use cuts that roughly in proportion.

MEASURED FROM SCHEMAS tiktoken o200k_base · rank #15 of 12,722 measured servers · refreshed every build Method →
// CONTEXT WINDOW SHARE

What that costs before your agent starts working.

Tool definitions are overhead: they occupy context on every request and compete with your code, documents and conversation history for the same window.

200K WINDOW 53%
1M WINDOW 11%

Corpus context: Adobe Mcp Suite ranks #15 of 12,722 measured MCP servers by definition cost. The median is 1,862 tokens, p90 is 13,674, and the heaviest (Ainumbers Mcp Apps) is 442,047 — 221% of a 200k window on its own. New to this? See MCP token cost and context window in the glossary.

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// PER-TOOL BREAKDOWN

Where the 105,325 tokens go.

Each row is one tool definition as a tools/list entry — name, description and input schema — counted with o200k_base. Average: 236 tokens per tool.

ToolCategoryTokens% of server
indesign_set_document_preferences Write 2,744 2.6%
illustrator_create_text_style Write 2,691 2.6%
illustrator_edit_text_style Write 2,555 2.4%
illustrator_export_pdf Write 2,181 2.1%
illustrator_set_character_attributes Write 1,993 1.9%
illustrator_apply_effect Write 1,419 1.3%
illustrator_print_document Write 1,374 1.3%
illustrator_set_paragraph_attributes Write 1,129 1.1%
illustrator_trace_image Read 777 0.7%
illustrator_set_trace_options Write 762 0.7%
illustrator_export_for_screens Write 744 0.7%
illustrator_create_polar_grid Write 718 0.7%
indesign_set_document_grid_settings Write 700 0.7%
illustrator_create_rectangular_grid Write 683 0.6%
indesign_set_document_layout_preferences Write 673 0.6%
illustrator_save_document Write 636 0.6%
illustrator_create_arc Write 632 0.6%
illustrator_place_image Execute 623 0.6%
illustrator_adjust_colors Write 619 0.6%
illustrator_rasterize_items Write 617 0.6%
illustrator_export_svg Write 599 0.6%
illustrator_open_document Write 588 0.6%
illustrator_apply_3d_effect Write 581 0.6%
illustrator_export_web_image Write 569 0.5%
illustrator_adjust_text Destructive 562 0.5%
illustrator_pathfinder Write 539 0.5%
illustrator_run_batch Execute 527 0.5%
illustrator_set_asian_type Write 519 0.5%
illustrator_create_spiral Write 506 0.5%
illustrator_apply_gradient Write 494 0.5%
illustrator_transform_each Execute 483 0.5%
illustrator_load_actions Read 480 0.5%
illustrator_set_text_frame_options Write 471 0.4%
illustrator_distort_items Write 461 0.4%
illustrator_edit_anchor_points Write 456 0.4%
illustrator_set_tab_stops Write 453 0.4%
illustrator_make_repeat Write 443 0.4%
illustrator_create_text Write 442 0.4%
illustrator_set_preferences Write 437 0.4%
illustrator_create_line Write 434 0.4%
illustrator_organize_layers Execute 433 0.4%
illustrator_create_path Write 433 0.4%
illustrator_transform_pattern Execute 430 0.4%
illustrator_set_artboard_display Write 428 0.4%
illustrator_create_action_set Write 427 0.4%
illustrator_set_path_text Write 425 0.4%
illustrator_resize_items Write 419 0.4%
illustrator_set_repeat_options Write 415 0.4%
illustrator_create_path_text Write 409 0.4%
indesign_create_master_text_frame Write 408 0.4%
illustrator_place_images Write 406 0.4%
illustrator_export_autocad Write 400 0.4%
indesign_set_spread_properties Write 398 0.4%
illustrator_apply_svg_filter Write 389 0.4%
illustrator_apply_text_style Write 388 0.4%
illustrator_set_perspective_grid Write 387 0.4%
illustrator_set_stroke Write 382 0.4%
indesign_resize_page Write 382 0.4%
illustrator_create_rectangle Write 381 0.4%
illustrator_create_star Write 379 0.4%
illustrator_export_psd Write 370 0.4%
indesign_create_text_frame Write 370 0.4%
illustrator_apply_matrix Write 366 0.3%
illustrator_create_document_from_preset Write 362 0.3%
illustrator_edit_slices Write 360 0.3%
illustrator_set_default_fill_stroke Write 358 0.3%
indesign_set_book_properties Write 356 0.3%
illustrator_create_polygon Write 355 0.3%
illustrator_export_tiff Write 348 0.3%
indesign_create_document Write 348 0.3%
illustrator_apply_smart_punctuation Write 347 0.3%
illustrator_create_ellipse Write 347 0.3%
illustrator_overprint_black Destructive 344 0.3%
illustrator_export_web_svg Write 335 0.3%
indesign_create_spread_guides Write 331 0.3%
illustrator_import_text Write 329 0.3%
illustrator_open_document_with_options Write 328 0.3%
illustrator_export_jpeg Write 326 0.3%
illustrator_shear_items Write 325 0.3%
illustrator_distribute_items Write 324 0.3%
illustrator_crop_image Write 323 0.3%
illustrator_insert_special_character Write 318 0.3%
indesign_create_master_rectangle Write 314 0.3%
place_illustrator_artwork_in_indesign Write 314 0.3%
indesign_place_image Write 311 0.3%
illustrator_create_symbol Write 310 0.3%
illustrator_align_items Write 308 0.3%
indesign_data_merge Read 300 0.3%
illustrator_export_png Write 300 0.3%
illustrator_set_text_style Write 298 0.3%
indesign_create_page_guides Write 297 0.3%
illustrator_copy_artboard Write 296 0.3%
illustrator_split_into_grid Write 294 0.3%
illustrator_set_right_to_left_text Write 291 0.3%
indesign_create_master_guides Write 291 0.3%
illustrator_get_text_attributes Read 289 0.3%
illustrator_set_document_setup Write 282 0.3%
illustrator_set_layer_properties Write 280 0.3%
indesign_package_book Write 280 0.3%
illustrator_select_similar_items Write 278 0.3%
indesign_adjust_page_layout Write 277 0.3%
illustrator_create_gradient Write 276 0.3%
indesign_edit_text_frame Write 275 0.3%
illustrator_make_blend Write 274 0.3%
illustrator_create_document Write 266 0.3%
indesign_apply_color Write 265 0.3%
indesign_set_page_properties Write 265 0.3%
illustrator_set_raster_effect_settings Write 263 0.2%
illustrator_find_replace_text Read 262 0.2%
illustrator_average_points Write 262 0.2%
illustrator_select_by_type Write 262 0.2%
indesign_create_document_section Write 262 0.2%
illustrator_attach_to_perspective Write 261 0.2%
illustrator_make_live_paint Write 260 0.2%
illustrator_set_fill Write 259 0.2%
illustrator_simplify_path Write 259 0.2%
indesign_create_polygon Write 255 0.2%
illustrator_scale_items Execute 254 0.2%
indesign_create_rectangle Write 254 0.2%
indesign_create_paragraph_style Write 250 0.2%
illustrator_relink_images Write 249 0.2%
illustrator_set_item_data Write 248 0.2%
indesign_place_file_on_spread Write 247 0.2%
illustrator_thread_text_frames Destructive 246 0.2%
illustrator_apply_brush Write 246 0.2%
illustrator_apply_pattern Write 246 0.2%
illustrator_set_path_options Write 245 0.2%
illustrator_set_text_wrap Write 244 0.2%
illustrator_replace_font Write 242 0.2%
indesign_export_pdf Write 240 0.2%
illustrator_create_pattern Write 239 0.2%
indesign_create_master_spread Write 239 0.2%
illustrator_get_preferences Read 237 0.2%
illustrator_align_artboards Write 237 0.2%
illustrator_run_image_command Execute 236 0.2%
illustrator_set_transparency_group Write 236 0.2%
illustrator_convert_live_shapes Write 234 0.2%
illustrator_select_same Write 234 0.2%
illustrator_path_operation Execute 233 0.2%
illustrator_export_data_sets Write 233 0.2%
illustrator_open_brush_library Write 233 0.2%
illustrator_place_text_file Write 233 0.2%
illustrator_execute_menu_command Execute 232 0.2%
illustrator_collect_assets Write 231 0.2%
illustrator_copy_items Write 230 0.2%
indesign_create_table Write 230 0.2%
illustrator_set_artboard Write 229 0.2%
indesign_create_ellipse Write 229 0.2%
illustrator_add_appearance_attribute Write 228 0.2%
illustrator_make_trap_stroke Write 226 0.2%
indesign_place_xml_on_spread Write 225 0.2%
indesign_create_color_swatch Write 223 0.2%
illustrator_load_swatch_library Read 222 0.2%
illustrator_compound_shape Write 222 0.2%
illustrator_make_envelope Write 222 0.2%
indesign_set_page_item_properties Write 222 0.2%
illustrator_import_csv_data Write 221 0.2%
indesign_resize_page_item Write 221 0.2%
illustrator_open_symbol_library Write 220 0.2%
illustrator_use_clipboard Write 216 0.2%
illustrator_edit_colors Write 215 0.2%
illustrator_nudge_items Write 215 0.2%
illustrator_set_blend_options Write 215 0.2%
illustrator_set_opacity Write 215 0.2%
indesign_reframe_page Write 215 0.2%
illustrator_run_type_command Execute 213 0.2%
illustrator_apply_graphic_style Write 213 0.2%
indesign_validate_document Read 211 0.2%
illustrator_edit_swatch Write 210 0.2%
illustrator_move_items Write 210 0.2%
illustrator_set_other_layers Write 210 0.2%
illustrator_change_selection Write 209 0.2%
illustrator_colorize_image Write 209 0.2%
illustrator_update_links Write 208 0.2%
indesign_create_object_style Write 208 0.2%
indesign_cleanup_document Read 207 0.2%
illustrator_create_swatch Write 207 0.2%
illustrator_save_swatch_library Write 207 0.2%
indesign_create_character_style Write 207 0.2%
indesign_export_images Write 206 0.2%
indesign_populate_table Write 205 0.2%
illustrator_list_images Read 204 0.2%
illustrator_create_layer Write 203 0.2%
indesign_create_document_hyperlink Write 203 0.2%
illustrator_flatten_transparency Destructive 202 0.2%
illustrator_select_nested_items Write 200 0.2%
indesign_place_file_on_page Write 200 0.2%
illustrator_repeat_transform Execute 199 0.2%
illustrator_add_to_clipping_mask Write 198 0.2%
illustrator_create_data_sets Write 195 0.2%
illustrator_fit_artboard_to_artwork Write 195 0.2%
illustrator_set_color_view Write 194 0.2%
illustrator_ungroup_items Write 194 0.2%
illustrator_play_action Execute 193 0.2%
illustrator_create_variable Write 193 0.2%
illustrator_duplicate_items Write 192 0.2%
indesign_apply_object_style Write 192 0.2%
illustrator_edit_envelope Write 191 0.2%
illustrator_get_bounds Read 190 0.2%
illustrator_list_items Read 189 0.2%
illustrator_view_artboard Read 189 0.2%
illustrator_rotate_items Write 189 0.2%
illustrator_add_used_colors Write 187 0.2%
illustrator_set_overprint Write 187 0.2%
indesign_move_page Write 187 0.2%
illustrator_intertwine Write 186 0.2%
indesign_apply_character_style Write 186 0.2%
indesign_preflight_document Execute 184 0.2%
illustrator_expand_trace Write 184 0.2%
illustrator_get_item_data Read 183 0.2%
illustrator_get_path_info Read 183 0.2%
illustrator_lock_items Write 183 0.2%
indesign_package_document Write 183 0.2%
illustrator_hide_items Read 182 0.2%
indesign_duplicate_master_spread Read 182 0.2%
illustrator_apply_last_effect Write 182 0.2%
illustrator_place_symbol Write 182 0.2%
illustrator_export_text Write 180 0.2%
indesign_export_epub Write 180 0.2%
illustrator_go_to_link Read 178 0.2%
illustrator_make_clipping_mask Read 178 0.2%
indesign_find_text_in_document Read 178 0.2%
illustrator_toggle_global_edit Write 178 0.2%
illustrator_run_script_file Execute 177 0.2%
illustrator_edit_swatch_group Write 177 0.2%
illustrator_set_item_url Write 177 0.2%
indesign_move_page_item Write 177 0.2%
illustrator_edit_pattern Write 176 0.2%
illustrator_reverse_blend Write 176 0.2%
illustrator_update_legacy_text Write 176 0.2%
indesign_duplicate_page_item Write 175 0.2%
illustrator_paste_artwork Write 174 0.2%
indesign_add_item_to_group Write 174 0.2%
illustrator_export_selection Write 172 0.2%
illustrator_expand_objects_on_path Write 171 0.2%
illustrator_export_selection_as_ai Write 171 0.2%
illustrator_move_items_to_layer Write 171 0.2%
illustrator_set_transform_options Write 169 0.2%
illustrator_bind_variable Write 168 0.2%
indesign_remove_item_from_group Destructive 167 0.2%
illustrator_edit_clipping_mask Write 167 0.2%
illustrator_open_graphic_styles Write 166 0.2%
illustrator_repeat_pathfinder Write 166 0.2%
illustrator_set_isolation_mode Write 165 0.2%
illustrator_swap_fill_stroke Write 165 0.2%
indesign_place_xml_on_page Write 164 0.2%
illustrator_change_case Write 162 0.2%
illustrator_reset_fill_stroke Destructive 161 0.2%
illustrator_arrange_items Write 161 0.2%
illustrator_toggle_prepress_view Read 160 0.2%
illustrator_split_path Write 160 0.2%
copy_swatches_illustrator_to_indesign Write 159 0.2%
indesign_set_page_background Write 157 0.1%
illustrator_apply_graph_data Write 155 0.1%
illustrator_fill_placeholder_text Write 155 0.1%
illustrator_reflect_items Write 154 0.1%
illustrator_merge_swatches Write 153 0.1%
indesign_organize_document_layers Destructive 150 0.1%
illustrator_convert_to_artboards Write 150 0.1%
illustrator_remove_from_clipping_mask Destructive 149 0.1%
illustrator_reset_bounding_box Destructive 149 0.1%
indesign_select_page_item Write 149 0.1%
illustrator_expand_live_paint Write 148 0.1%
illustrator_release_live_paint Write 148 0.1%
illustrator_set_file_info Write 148 0.1%
indesign_set_group_properties Write 148 0.1%
illustrator_reorder_artboards Write 147 0.1%
illustrator_set_text_contents Write 147 0.1%
indesign_select_spread Write 147 0.1%
illustrator_set_text_orientation Write 146 0.1%
illustrator_delete_symbols Destructive 145 0.1%
illustrator_rearrange_artboards Write 145 0.1%
illustrator_convert_text_to_outlines Write 144 0.1%
indesign_export_book Write 144 0.1%
illustrator_create_trim_marks Write 143 0.1%
illustrator_import_brushes Write 143 0.1%
illustrator_release_perspective Write 143 0.1%
illustrator_group_items Write 142 0.1%
illustrator_make_compound_path Write 142 0.1%
illustrator_list_document_fonts Read 141 0.1%
illustrator_release_repeat Write 141 0.1%
indesign_duplicate_spread Write 141 0.1%
illustrator_get_trace_info Read 139 0.1%
illustrator_expand_blend Write 139 0.1%
illustrator_import_perspective_presets Write 139 0.1%
illustrator_delete_items Destructive 138 0.1%
illustrator_release_trace Write 138 0.1%
indesign_move_spread Write 138 0.1%
illustrator_release_blend Write 137 0.1%
illustrator_select_items Write 137 0.1%
illustrator_release_clipping_mask Read 136 0.1%
indesign_create_layer Write 136 0.1%
indesign_detach_master_items Write 136 0.1%
illustrator_get_appearance Read 135 0.1%
indesign_print_book Write 135 0.1%
illustrator_replace_symbol Write 131 0.1%
indesign_duplicate_page Write 131 0.1%
illustrator_unload_actions Destructive 129 0.1%
illustrator_save_document_copy Write 129 0.1%
indesign_add_page Write 129 0.1%
indesign_status Read 127 0.1%
illustrator_duplicate_swatches Write 127 0.1%
indesign_save_document_to_cloud Write 127 0.1%
indesign_preflight_book Write 126 0.1%
indesign_find_replace_text Read 125 0.1%
indesign_help Read 125 0.1%
indesign_select_page Write 124 0.1%
illustrator_add_current_color Write 123 0.1%
illustrator_break_symbol_link Write 123 0.1%
illustrator_save_symbol_library Write 123 0.1%
indesign_apply_master_spread Write 122 0.1%
illustrator_find_unused_swatches Read 121 0.1%
indesign_get_document_xml_structure Read 120 0.1%
illustrator_switch_document Write 119 0.1%
indesign_apply_paragraph_style Write 119 0.1%
illustrator_list_actions Read 118 0.1%
indesign_remove_master_override Destructive 116 0.1%
illustrator_list_stories Read 116 0.1%
illustrator_select_layer_artwork Write 114 0.1%
indesign_delete_page_item Destructive 113 0.1%
illustrator_open_swatch_library Write 113 0.1%
illustrator_load_color_settings Read 112 0.1%
illustrator_clean_up Destructive 111 0.1%
indesign_get_group_info Read 110 0.1%
indesign_zoom_to_page Read 110 0.1%
indesign_get_page_item_info Read 109 0.1%
indesign_create_group_from_items Write 107 0.1%
illustrator_replace_blend_spine Write 105 0.1%
indesign_ungroup Write 105 0.1%
indesign_get_document_stories Read 104 0.1%
indesign_get_image_info Read 104 0.1%
indesign_list_page_items Read 103 0.1%
indesign_get_document_colors Read 101 0.1%
illustrator_load_text_styles Read 100 0.1%
illustrator_delete_text_styles Destructive 98 0.1%
indesign_open_cloud_document Write 98 0.1%
illustrator_toggle_view_option Read 95 0.1%
illustrator_select_symbol_instances Write 94 0.1%
illustrator_add_artboard Write 92 0.1%
indesign_export_document_xml Write 91 0.1%
illustrator_select_tool Write 90 0.1%
indesign_save_document Write 90 0.1%
indesign_get_document_hyperlinks Read 89 0.1%
illustrator_set_active_artboard Write 89 0.1%
illustrator_delete_artboard Destructive 88 0.1%
illustrator_status Read 88 0.1%
illustrator_create_swatch_group Write 87 0.1%
illustrator_delete_empty_artboards Destructive 85 0.1%
illustrator_save_brush_library Write 85 0.1%
illustrator_get_file_info Read 84 0.1%
illustrator_import_variables Write 84 0.1%
illustrator_list_text_styles Read 83 0.1%
indesign_get_document_elements Read 83 0.1%
indesign_get_document_layers Read 82 0.1%
indesign_get_page_content_summary Read 82 0.1%
indesign_get_spread_content_summary Read 82 0.1%
illustrator_rename_symbol Write 82 0.1%
indesign_add_document_to_book Write 82 0.1%
illustrator_delete_graphic_styles Destructive 81 0.1%
illustrator_show_data_set Read 81 0.1%
indesign_get_document_preferences Read 81 0.1%
illustrator_save_graphic_style_library Write 81 0.1%
illustrator_rename_asset Write 79 0.1%
indesign_create_book Write 79 0.1%
illustrator_execute_code Execute 78 0.1%
indesign_get_document_styles Read 78 0.1%
indesign_get_spread_info Read 78 0.1%
illustrator_close_all_documents Write 77 0.1%
illustrator_select_all Write 77 0.1%
illustrator_remove_assets Destructive 76 0.1%
illustrator_export_perspective_presets Write 75 0.1%
illustrator_new_from_template Execute 74 0.1%
indesign_create_group Write 73 0.1%
indesign_list_groups Read 72 0.1%
illustrator_duplicate_symbol Write 72 0.1%
illustrator_rename_pattern Write 72 0.1%
indesign_navigate_to_page Execute 71 0.1%
indesign_synchronize_book Write 71 0.1%
illustrator_delete_data_sets Destructive 70 0.1%
indesign_delete_master_spread Destructive 70 0.1%
illustrator_list_fonts Read 70 0.1%
illustrator_list_brushes Read 69 0.1%
indesign_delete_spread Destructive 68 0.1%
indesign_list_styles Read 68 0.1%
illustrator_rename_graphic_style Write 68 0.1%
illustrator_find_menu_commands Read 67 0.1%
illustrator_list_document_presets Read 67 0.1%
illustrator_toggle_corner_widget Read 67 0.1%
illustrator_export_variables Write 67 0.1%
indesign_open_document Write 67 0.1%
indesign_delete_page Destructive 66 0.1%
illustrator_get_color_settings Read 64 0.1%
indesign_snapshot_page_layout Read 64 0.1%
illustrator_delete_variables Destructive 63 0.1%
illustrator_get_default_fill_stroke Read 63 0.1%
illustrator_list_assets Read 63 0.1%
illustrator_list_slices Read 63 0.1%
illustrator_list_tracing_presets Read 63 0.1%
indesign_delete_page_layout_snapshot Destructive 62 0.1%
indesign_update_all_numbers Write 62 0.1%
illustrator_get_document_setup Read 61 0.1%
indesign_get_master_spread_info Read 61 0.1%
indesign_delete_all_page_layout_snapshots Destructive 59 0.1%
illustrator_list_graphs Read 59 0.1%
illustrator_set_variables_locked Write 59 0.1%
indesign_update_chapter_and_paragraph_numbers Write 58 0.1%
illustrator_close_document Write 57 0.1%
indesign_repaginate_book Write 57 0.1%
illustrator_list_variables Read 56 0.1%
indesign_get_document_info Read 56 0.1%
indesign_get_page_info Read 56 0.1%
indesign_open_book Write 56 0.1%
indesign_set_active_layer Write 56 0.1%
illustrator_list_symbols Read 55 0.1%
indesign_get_document_layout_preferences Read 55 0.1%
indesign_update_all_cross_references Write 55 0.1%
illustrator_set_active_layer Write 54 0.1%
illustrator_delete_swatches Destructive 53 0.1%
illustrator_list_print_settings Read 53 0.1%
indesign_list_layers Read 53 0.1%
illustrator_list_artboards Read 52 0.0%
indesign_get_book_info Read 52 0.0%
illustrator_revert_document Write 52 0.0%
illustrator_get_document_info Read 51 0.0%
illustrator_list_meshes Read 51 0.0%
indesign_get_document_grid_settings Read 51 0.0%
indesign_execute_code Execute 50 0.0%
illustrator_show_all Read 50 0.0%
illustrator_list_swatches Read 49 0.0%
illustrator_unlock_all Write 49 0.0%
illustrator_help Read 47 0.0%
illustrator_list_layers Read 46 0.0%
indesign_get_document_sections Read 46 0.0%
indesign_list_spreads Read 45 0.0%
illustrator_list_graphic_styles Read 43 0.0%
illustrator_delete_layer Destructive 42 0.0%
indesign_list_books Read 41 0.0%
indesign_list_color_swatches Read 39 0.0%
indesign_close_document Write 39 0.0%
indesign_get_session_info Read 37 0.0%
indesign_clear_session Destructive 36 0.0%
illustrator_list_documents Read 35 0.0%
indesign_list_master_spreads Read 35 0.0%
indesign_list_object_styles Read 34 0.0%
illustrator_deselect_all Write 34 0.0%
indesign_view_document Read 32 0.0%
illustrator_get_selection Read 30 0.0%
// CUT THE COST

Your agent uses a handful of these tools. It pays for all 447.

You don't need all 447 of those definitions in the window. PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway that sits in front of Adobe Mcp Suite: only the tools you grant are exposed to the agent, the rest never load. A smaller window means a sharper agent — less noise when it picks a tool — and every request costs less:

Grant scopeDefinition costReduction
All 447 tools (no gateway) 105,325 tokens —
3 granted tools ~707 tokens −99%
5 granted tools ~1,178 tokens −99%
10 granted tools ~2,356 tokens −98%

The risk dividend: 30 of these 447 tools are critical-risk (destructive or financial) and cost 3,899 tokens (4% of the definition load). Block them — the recommended starter policy — and you reclaim that context before tuning anything else.

  1. Create a free account and register Adobe Mcp Suite — nothing to install.
  2. Grant only the tools you use — ungranted definitions never enter the context window.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Model your own stack in the token-cost calculator, or see the Adobe Mcp Suite policy for what a sensible grant looks like.

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Adobe Mcp Suite token-cost questions.

How many tokens does the Adobe Mcp Suite MCP server use?+

Its 447 tool definitions total 105,325 tokens — 53% of a 200k context window — measured with tiktoken o200k_base over the serialised tools/list payload. Exact counts vary slightly by client and model.

Why does Adobe Mcp Suite consume tokens before I send a message?+

MCP clients load every connected server's tool definitions — name, description, and input schema — into the model's context so it knows what it can call. That payload is charged against your context window on every request, whether or not a tool is used.

How do I reduce Adobe Mcp Suite's token usage?+

Expose fewer tools. A PolicyLayer grant scopes Adobe Mcp Suite to only the tools you allow — ungranted definitions are filtered out of the tool list, so they never enter the context window. A grant of 3 typical tools costs roughly 707 tokens, a 99% reduction.

Does deferred tool loading fix this?+

Partially, in some clients. Claude Code defers MCP tool schemas behind a tool-search step by default, and VS Code has experimental grouping — but you still pay tokens per search and reload, and Cursor, Windsurf and Gemini CLI load definitions upfront. Reducing the exposed tool set cuts the cost in every client.

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How these numbers were measured.

01
Serialisation

Each tool is serialised as a tools/list entry — name, description, input schema — from the schemas in the PolicyLayer scan database. Clients differ slightly in framing, so treat counts as close estimates.

02
Tokeniser

tiktoken o200k_base (GPT-4o/o-series). Anthropic's current tokeniser isn't published, so Claude's exact counts will differ; for English text and JSON schemas the totals are close enough to treat these as estimates.

03
Deferred loading

Some clients now defer schema loading (Claude Code's tool search; VS Code experimental grouping). You still pay per search and reload — and Cursor, Windsurf and Gemini CLI load everything upfront.

Computed 20-10-2026 from the PolicyLayer scan database over all 447 catalogued Adobe Mcp Suite tools. Counts refresh with every site build.

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Expose only the tools you use — the rest never enter your context.

A PolicyLayer grant scopes Adobe Mcp Suite to the tools you actually allow. Ungranted definitions never load, and every call that does run is checked against policy first.

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