// MCP TOKEN COST

The AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server costs 35,054 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server's 301 tool definitions consume 35,054 tokens — 18% of a 200k context window, and 18× the median MCP server (1,920 tokens). A scoped grant exposing only the tools you use cuts that roughly in proportion.

MEASURED FROM SCHEMAS tiktoken o200k_base · rank #72 of 8,127 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 18%

1M WINDOW 3.5%

Corpus context: AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server ranks #72 of 8,127 measured MCP servers by definition cost. The median is 1,920 tokens, p90 is 12,644, and the heaviest (Ainumbers Mcp Apps) is 325,784 — 163% of a 200k window on its own. New to this? See MCP token cost and context window in the glossary.

Token cost is one axis. See the risk picture across your whole stack →

// PER-TOOL BREAKDOWN

Where the 35,054 tokens go.

Each row is one tool definition as a tools/list entry — name, description and input schema — counted with o200k_base. Average: 116 tokens per tool.

Tool	Category	Tokens	% of server
create_event	Write	655	1.9%
update_event	Write	633	1.8%
update_contact	Write	574	1.6%
create_contact	Write	497	1.4%
create_recipe	Write	416	1.2%
update_task	Write	416	1.2%
update_recipe	Write	403	1.1%
create_task	Write	350	1.0%
update_poll	Write	290	0.8%
create_announcement	Write	276	0.8%
create_coworker	Write	272	0.8%
run_occ	Execute	266	0.8%
deck_update_card	Write	254	0.7%
deck_move_card	Write	252	0.7%
create_share	Write	249	0.7%
update_registration_settings	Write	230	0.7%
update_form	Write	229	0.7%
update_form_question	Write	228	0.7%
list_bookmarks	Read	225	0.6%
list_events	Read	225	0.6%
create_form_share	Write	223	0.6%
export_map_route	Write	221	0.6%
add_date_poll_option	Write	211	0.6%
create_form_submission	Write	208	0.6%
list_news_items	Read	204	0.6%
deck_assign_label	Write	202	0.6%
analyze_image	Read	201	0.6%
mail_send_message	Write	197	0.6%
set_out_of_office	Write	193	0.6%
add_poll_share	Write	190	0.5%
update_form_option	Write	186	0.5%
list_activity	Read	184	0.5%
mail_set_message_flags	Write	184	0.5%
set_terms_of_service	Write	184	0.5%
process_text	Execute	183	0.5%
deck_create_card	Write	182	0.5%
reorder_form_options	Write	180	0.5%
update_share	Write	180	0.5%
unified_search	Read	173	0.5%
deck_get_card	Read	171	0.5%
deck_archive_card	Write	171	0.5%
deck_assign_user	Write	171	0.5%
search_sharees	Read	170	0.5%
generate_social_share_links	Read	169	0.5%
talk_create_poll	Write	169	0.5%
create_form_options	Write	167	0.5%
create_form_question	Write	166	0.5%
list_form_submissions	Read	165	0.5%
mail_list_messages	Read	164	0.5%
add_map_device_point	Write	163	0.5%
bulk_file_operations	Destructive	161	0.5%
update_form_share	Write	161	0.5%
export_form_submissions	Write	160	0.5%
circles_add_member	Write	159	0.5%
create_archive	Write	158	0.5%
place_map_photos	Write	156	0.4%
create_bookmark	Write	155	0.4%
photos_add_collaborators	Write	151	0.4%
update_bookmark	Write	151	0.4%
create_map_favorite	Write	150	0.4%
delete_form_option	Destructive	149	0.4%
reset_registration_setting	Destructive	148	0.4%
aiquila_configure	Write	148	0.4%
talk_list_messages	Read	147	0.4%
vote_on_poll	Write	145	0.4%
reorder_form_questions	Write	144	0.4%
list_contacts	Read	142	0.4%
export_map_favorites	Write	142	0.4%
get_object_activity	Read	139	0.4%
deck_create_stack	Write	139	0.4%
update_note	Write	138	0.4%
update_map_favorite	Write	136	0.4%
mail_get_attachment	Read	134	0.4%
generate_image	Execute	133	0.4%
list_map_photos_nonlocalized	Read	132	0.4%
passman_get_credential_info	Read	132	0.4%
talk_create_conversation	Write	130	0.4%
update_coworker	Write	130	0.4%
translate_text	Read	129	0.4%
export_map_devices	Write	129	0.4%
set_file_tags	Write	129	0.4%
complete_task	Write	128	0.4%
photos_add_to_album	Write	127	0.4%
extract_archive	Execute	125	0.4%
get_text_workspace_edit_url	Write	123	0.4%
add_text_poll_option	Write	123	0.4%
create_system_tag	Write	123	0.4%
circles_create	Write	122	0.3%
set_user_status_message	Write	121	0.3%
photos_remove_from_album	Write	119	0.3%
talk_send_message	Write	119	0.3%
update_terms_settings	Write	119	0.3%
list_tasks	Read	118	0.3%
mail_search_messages	Read	118	0.3%
talk_add_participant	Write	117	0.3%
get_form_submission	Read	116	0.3%
set_poll_subscription	Write	115	0.3%
passman_list_credentials	Read	114	0.3%
write_text_workspace	Write	114	0.3%
delete_form_question	Destructive	113	0.3%
delete_form_submission	Destructive	113	0.3%
transfer_form_owner	Write	113	0.3%
search_files	Read	113	0.3%
add_project_path	Write	113	0.3%
talk_react_to_message	Write	113	0.3%
delete_form_share	Destructive	112	0.3%
circles_remove_member	Destructive	110	0.3%
get_contact	Read	110	0.3%
create_note	Write	110	0.3%
update_map_track	Write	109	0.3%
list_shares	Read	108	0.3%
create_poll	Write	108	0.3%
deck_list_stacks	Read	107	0.3%
create_project	Write	107	0.3%
write_file	Write	107	0.3%
deck_get_board	Read	106	0.3%
copy_file	Write	106	0.3%
update_map	Write	106	0.3%
update_project	Write	106	0.3%
move_file	Write	105	0.3%
get_event	Read	103	0.3%
get_task_result	Read	102	0.3%
get_text_workspace	Read	102	0.3%
photos_get_metadata	Read	102	0.3%
mark_news_folder_read	Write	102	0.3%
remove_user_from_group	Destructive	101	0.3%
list_recipes	Read	101	0.3%
add_user_to_group	Write	101	0.3%
mark_feed_read	Write	101	0.3%
update_bookmark_folder	Write	101	0.3%
get_bookmark_folder_contents	Read	99	0.3%
add_poll_comment	Write	99	0.3%
assign_system_tag	Write	99	0.3%
restore_file_version	Write	99	0.3%
delete_event	Destructive	98	0.3%
install_app	Execute	98	0.3%
delete_contact	Destructive	97	0.3%
get_poll	Read	96	0.3%
get_terms_of_service	Read	96	0.3%
photos_set_favorite	Write	96	0.3%
read_text_workspace	Read	95	0.3%
add_feed	Write	95	0.3%
import_map_favorites	Write	95	0.3%
delete_text_workspace	Destructive	94	0.3%
get_file_content	Read	94	0.3%
get_form	Read	94	0.3%
delete_task	Destructive	93	0.3%
talk_remove_participant	Destructive	93	0.3%
list_forms	Read	93	0.3%
list_groups	Read	93	0.3%
list_users	Read	93	0.3%
mail_move_message	Write	92	0.3%
delete_all_form_submissions	Destructive	91	0.3%
import_map_devices	Write	91	0.3%
clone_form	Write	90	0.3%
get_coworker_runs	Read	90	0.3%
list_bookmark_folders	Read	90	0.3%
remove_system_tag	Write	89	0.3%
reset_map_photo_coords	Write	89	0.3%
list_poll_shares	Read	89	0.3%
uninstall_app	Destructive	88	0.3%
get_file_info	Read	88	0.3%
list_apps	Read	88	0.3%
set_user_status	Write	88	0.3%
delete_form	Destructive	87	0.2%
delete_poll_comment	Destructive	87	0.2%
delete_poll_option	Destructive	87	0.2%
clone_poll	Write	87	0.2%
get_map_device_points	Read	87	0.2%
passman_list_vaults	Read	87	0.2%
deck_create_board	Write	87	0.2%
check_app_integrity	Read	86	0.2%
rename_bookmark_tag	Write	86	0.2%
restore_from_trash	Write	86	0.2%
list_notes	Read	85	0.2%
list_poll_options	Read	85	0.2%
list_poll_votes	Read	85	0.2%
disable_app	Write	85	0.2%
photos_set_album_location	Write	85	0.2%
circles_list	Read	84	0.2%
get_note	Read	84	0.2%
list_mailboxes	Read	84	0.2%
move_feed	Write	84	0.2%
circles_list_members	Read	83	0.2%
delete_poll	Destructive	82	0.2%
delete_terms_of_service	Destructive	82	0.2%
get_user_info	Read	82	0.2%
list_announcements	Read	82	0.2%
list_form_questions	Read	82	0.2%
reopen_poll	Write	82	0.2%
close_poll	Write	81	0.2%
delete_note	Destructive	80	0.2%
remove_project_path	Destructive	80	0.2%
get_app_info	Read	80	0.2%
get_registration_settings	Read	80	0.2%
list_file_versions	Read	80	0.2%
update_map_device	Write	80	0.2%
reset_terms_signatures	Destructive	79	0.2%
get_file_tags	Read	79	0.2%
list_recommendations	Read	79	0.2%
mail_read_message	Read	79	0.2%
talk_delete_message	Destructive	78	0.2%
list_poll_comments	Read	78	0.2%
photos_get_album	Read	78	0.2%
create_bookmark_folder	Write	78	0.2%
enable_app	Execute	78	0.2%
delete_recipe	Destructive	77	0.2%
get_group_info	Read	77	0.2%
get_user_status	Read	77	0.2%
list_archive	Read	77	0.2%
list_map_favorites	Read	77	0.2%
clear_out_of_office	Destructive	76	0.2%
get_recipe	Read	76	0.2%
list_text_tasks	Read	76	0.2%
talk_list_conversations	Read	76	0.2%
disable_user	Write	76	0.2%
rename_feed	Write	76	0.2%
rename_news_folder	Write	76	0.2%
get_out_of_office	Read	75	0.2%
circles_get	Read	74	0.2%
get_map_track	Read	74	0.2%
mark_items_read	Write	74	0.2%
photos_rename_album	Write	74	0.2%
list_user_statuses	Read	73	0.2%
delete_poll_share	Destructive	72	0.2%
photos_delete_album	Destructive	72	0.2%
get_local_time	Read	72	0.2%
delete_announcement	Destructive	71	0.2%
get_coworker	Read	70	0.2%
enable_user	Write	70	0.2%
delete	Destructive	69	0.2%
mail_delete_message	Destructive	69	0.2%
run_coworker	Execute	69	0.2%
delete_bookmark_folder	Destructive	68	0.2%
delete_map_device	Destructive	68	0.2%
aiquila_test	Execute	68	0.2%
list_map_photos	Read	68	0.2%
delete_bookmark_tag	Destructive	67	0.2%
delete_project	Destructive	67	0.2%
decline_pending_share	Write	67	0.2%
delete_feed	Destructive	66	0.2%
delete_map_favorite	Destructive	66	0.2%
list_coworker_templates	Read	66	0.2%
list_map_tracks	Read	66	0.2%
disable_coworker	Execute	66	0.2%
mark_notification_read	Write	66	0.2%
delete_bookmark	Destructive	65	0.2%
delete_news_folder	Destructive	65	0.2%
accept_pending_share	Write	65	0.2%
get_share	Read	65	0.2%
list_files	Read	65	0.2%
list_system_tags	Read	65	0.2%
pause_coworker	Write	65	0.2%
enable_coworker	Write	65	0.2%
circles_delete	Destructive	64	0.2%
list_polls	Read	64	0.2%
delete_coworker	Destructive	63	0.2%
circles_search	Read	63	0.2%
get_project	Read	63	0.2%
read_file	Read	63	0.2%
create_form	Write	63	0.2%
create_news_folder	Write	63	0.2%
unstar_item	Write	62	0.2%
get_bookmark	Read	62	0.2%
talk_list_participants	Read	62	0.2%
create_folder	Write	62	0.2%
mark_item_unread	Write	62	0.2%
delete_map	Destructive	61	0.2%
delete_share	Destructive	61	0.2%
list_calendars	Read	61	0.2%
star_item	Write	61	0.2%
create_map	Write	61	0.2%
mark_item_read	Write	61	0.2%
list_coworkers	Read	60	0.2%
list_search_providers	Read	60	0.2%
photos_list_albums	Read	60	0.2%
resume_coworker	Execute	60	0.2%
run_setup_checks	Execute	59	0.2%
get_notification	Read	59	0.2%
photos_create_album	Write	59	0.2%
deck_list_boards	Read	56	0.2%
list_mail_accounts	Read	56	0.2%
list_projects	Read	56	0.2%
list_address_books	Read	53	0.2%
check_core_integrity	Read	52	0.1%
list_feeds	Read	52	0.1%
empty_trash	Destructive	51	0.1%
list_news_folders	Read	51	0.1%
list_pending_shares	Read	51	0.1%
list_recipe_categories	Read	49	0.1%
list_shares_with_me	Read	49	0.1%
system_status	Read	49	0.1%
list_maps	Read	48	0.1%
list_map_devices	Read	46	0.1%
clear_user_status_message	Destructive	45	0.1%
list_task_lists	Read	45	0.1%
list_trash	Read	45	0.1%
delete_all_notifications	Destructive	44	0.1%
list_bookmark_tags	Read	44	0.1%
aiquila_show_config	Read	43	0.1%
list_notifications	Read	43	0.1%

// CUT THE COST

Your agent uses a handful of these tools. It pays for all 301.

You don't need all 301 of those definitions in the window. PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway that sits in front of AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server: 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 scope	Definition cost	Reduction
All 301 tools (no gateway)	35,054 tokens	—
3 granted tools	~349 tokens	−99%
5 granted tools	~582 tokens	−98%
10 granted tools	~1,165 tokens	−97%

The risk dividend: 46 of these 301 tools are critical-risk (destructive or financial) and cost 3,830 tokens (11% of the definition load). Block them — the recommended starter policy — and you reclaim that context before tuning anything else.

Create a free account and register AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server — nothing to install.
Grant only the tools you use — ungranted definitions never enter the context window.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

CUT AIQUILA — NEXTCLOUD TOKEN COST →

Instant setup, no code required.

Model your own stack in the token-cost calculator, or see the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server policy for what a sensible grant looks like.

//FAQ

AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server token-cost questions.

How many tokens does the AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server MCP server use?+

Its 301 tool definitions total 35,054 tokens — 18% 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server 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 AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server's token usage?+

Expose fewer tools. A PolicyLayer grant scopes AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server 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 349 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.

// METHOD & REVIEW

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 05-09-2026 from the PolicyLayer scan database over all 301 catalogued AIquila — Nextcloud MCP Server tools. Counts refresh with every site build.