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// MCP TOKEN COST

The Adaptercloud MCP server costs 40,126 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 Adaptercloud MCP server's 396 tool definitions consume 40,126 tokens — 20% of a 200k context window, and 22× the median MCP server (1,866 tokens). A scoped grant exposing only the tools you use cuts that roughly in proportion.

MEASURED FROM SCHEMAS tiktoken o200k_base · rank #124 of 12,801 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 20%
1M WINDOW 4.0%

Corpus context: Adaptercloud ranks #124 of 12,801 measured MCP servers by definition cost. The median is 1,866 tokens, p90 is 13,646, and the heaviest (Ainumbers Mcp Apps) is 442,891 — 221% 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 40,126 tokens go.

Each row is one tool definition as a tools/list entry — name, description and input schema — counted with o200k_base. Average: 101 tokens per tool.

ToolCategoryTokens% of server
adaptercloud_sandbox_create Write 479 1.2%
adaptercloud_adapters_create Write 315 0.8%
adaptercloud_policies_create Write 296 0.7%
adaptercloud_conversations_settings_set Write 294 0.7%
adaptercloud_connections_create Write 274 0.7%
adaptercloud_files_upload Write 274 0.7%
adaptercloud_policies_update Write 272 0.7%
adaptercloud_adapters_update Write 268 0.7%
adaptercloud_resources_register Write 261 0.7%
adaptercloud_files_share Write 255 0.6%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_update Write 254 0.6%
adaptercloud_cost_ingest Read 239 0.6%
adaptercloud_files_upload_initiate Write 235 0.6%
adaptercloud_tags_create Write 234 0.6%
adaptercloud_connections_update Write 221 0.6%
adaptercloud_topology_create_edge Write 216 0.5%
adaptercloud_rbac_check Read 214 0.5%
adaptercloud_security_secrets_set Write 209 0.5%
adaptercloud_adapters_list Read 204 0.5%
adaptercloud_resources_list Read 203 0.5%
adaptercloud_billing_payment_methods_add Write 203 0.5%
adaptercloud_devportal_oauth_create Write 197 0.5%
adaptercloud_rbac_policies_list Read 190 0.5%
adaptercloud_drift_record Read 188 0.5%
adaptercloud_violations_list Read 188 0.5%
adaptercloud_groups_create Write 188 0.5%
adaptercloud_tags_permissions_grant Write 186 0.5%
adaptercloud_export_jobs_create Write 185 0.5%
adaptercloud_tags_update Write 184 0.5%
adaptercloud_devportal_api_keys_create Write 183 0.5%
adaptercloud_violations_record Read 182 0.5%
adaptercloud_workspace_list Read 180 0.4%
adaptercloud_policies_list Read 179 0.4%
adaptercloud_connections_list Read 174 0.4%
adaptercloud_products_feature_flags_create Write 174 0.4%
adaptercloud_sync_list Read 172 0.4%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_create Write 172 0.4%
adaptercloud_notifications_preferences_set Write 171 0.4%
adaptercloud_scheduler_templates_create Write 171 0.4%
adaptercloud_channels_update Write 170 0.4%
adaptercloud_organizations_members_invite Write 170 0.4%
adaptercloud_auth_authenticate_app Read 167 0.4%
adaptercloud_rbac_roles_create Write 167 0.4%
adaptercloud_sync_complete Write 165 0.4%
adaptercloud_auth_sign_up Read 163 0.4%
adaptercloud_auth_login_with_client_credentials Write 163 0.4%
adaptercloud_security_vaults_update Write 159 0.4%
adaptercloud_devportal_delegations_create Write 157 0.4%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_preview Read 154 0.4%
adaptercloud_security_vaults_create Write 154 0.4%
adaptercloud_violations_resolve Write 151 0.4%
adaptercloud_files_share_create Write 150 0.4%
adaptercloud_sandbox_list Read 148 0.4%
adaptercloud_groups_members_add Write 148 0.4%
adaptercloud_products_feature_flags_set Write 147 0.4%
adaptercloud_security_vaults_list Read 146 0.4%
adaptercloud_products_shortcuts_create Write 145 0.4%
adaptercloud_tours_complete Write 143 0.4%
adaptercloud_security_secrets_list Read 142 0.4%
adaptercloud_tags_analytics Read 142 0.4%
adaptercloud_tags_list Read 142 0.4%
adaptercloud_rbac_roles_update Write 139 0.3%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_analytics Read 138 0.3%
adaptercloud_export_templates_update Write 137 0.3%
adaptercloud_products_content_pages_create Write 136 0.3%
adaptercloud_auth_login_with_api_key Write 135 0.3%
adaptercloud_organizations_members_role Write 135 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_send Write 134 0.3%
adaptercloud_groups_update Write 134 0.3%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_webhooks_add Write 132 0.3%
adaptercloud_rbac_policies_detach Read 131 0.3%
adaptercloud_sync_start Execute 130 0.3%
adaptercloud_support_tickets_create Read 129 0.3%
adaptercloud_tours_list Read 127 0.3%
adaptercloud_export_templates_create Write 127 0.3%
adaptercloud_security_secrets_update Write 127 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_edit Write 125 0.3%
adaptercloud_sandbox_templates_create Write 125 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_check Read 123 0.3%
adaptercloud_rbac_policies_attach Write 123 0.3%
adaptercloud_rbac_roles_list Read 122 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_create Write 122 0.3%
adaptercloud_products_create Write 121 0.3%
adaptercloud_organizations_members_list Read 120 0.3%
adaptercloud_connections_set_status Write 120 0.3%
adaptercloud_groups_list Read 119 0.3%
adaptercloud_topology_list Read 119 0.3%
adaptercloud_channels_create Write 118 0.3%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_create Write 118 0.3%
adaptercloud_workspace_create Write 118 0.3%
adaptercloud_files_download Read 117 0.3%
adaptercloud_rbac_roles_delete Destructive 116 0.3%
adaptercloud_groups_hierarchy Read 116 0.3%
adaptercloud_organizations_invites_list Read 116 0.3%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_clone Read 116 0.3%
adaptercloud_files_list Read 114 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_drafts_save Write 114 0.3%
adaptercloud_workspace_update Write 114 0.3%
adaptercloud_auth_sign_in Read 113 0.3%
adaptercloud_products_list Read 112 0.3%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_list Read 111 0.3%
adaptercloud_files_upload_complete Write 111 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_list Read 110 0.3%
adaptercloud_files_browse Read 110 0.3%
adaptercloud_channels_send Write 110 0.3%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_versions_create Write 110 0.3%
adaptercloud_sandbox_export_get_artifact_bytes Write 110 0.3%
adaptercloud_workspace_members_add Write 110 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_send_message Write 109 0.3%
adaptercloud_drift_list Read 108 0.3%
adaptercloud_support_tickets_list Read 108 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_list Read 107 0.3%
adaptercloud_cost_list Read 107 0.3%
adaptercloud_channels_list Read 106 0.3%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_add Write 106 0.3%
adaptercloud_billing_invoices_list Read 105 0.3%
adaptercloud_products_content_pages_list Read 105 0.3%
adaptercloud_workspace_members_role Write 105 0.3%
adaptercloud_billing_credits_withdraw Financial 103 0.3%
adaptercloud_integrations_integration_logs Read 103 0.3%
adaptercloud_integrations_providers_list Read 103 0.3%
adaptercloud_store_browse Read 103 0.3%
adaptercloud_integrations_logs Read 102 0.3%
adaptercloud_export_job_check Write 102 0.3%
adaptercloud_organizations_members_remove Destructive 101 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_search Read 101 0.3%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_list Read 101 0.3%
adaptercloud_conversations_participants_add Write 101 0.3%
adaptercloud_integrations_auth_oauth_initiate Execute 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_credits_grant Read 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_support_tickets_comment Read 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_activity Read 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_auth_select_workspace Write 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_channels_connections_create Write 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_notifications_update Write 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_participants_update_role Write 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_update Write 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_auth_oauth_complete Write 100 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_revenue Read 99 0.2%
adaptercloud_notifications_list Read 99 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_polls_vote Write 99 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_proxy_request Read 98 0.2%
adaptercloud_tours_progress_get Read 98 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_orgs_create Write 97 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_update Write 97 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_cart_add Write 97 0.2%
adaptercloud_groups_members_remove Destructive 96 0.2%
adaptercloud_channels_deliveries Read 96 0.2%
adaptercloud_channels_webhooks_list Read 96 0.2%
adaptercloud_rbac_roles_get Read 95 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_members_list Read 95 0.2%
adaptercloud_tours_progress_reset Destructive 94 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_projects_list Read 93 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_content_pages_update Write 93 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_export_create Write 93 0.2%
adaptercloud_groups_delete Destructive 92 0.2%
adaptercloud_auth_refresh_token Read 92 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_list Read 92 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_link_to_channel Read 92 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_feature_flags_evaluate Read 92 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_executions_get Read 92 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_search Read 92 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_projects_create Write 92 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_delete Destructive 91 0.2%
adaptercloud_files_revoke Destructive 91 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_feature_flags_update Write 91 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_admin_config_set Write 91 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_delete Destructive 90 0.2%
adaptercloud_security_vaults_delete Destructive 90 0.2%
adaptercloud_sync_fail Execute 90 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_shortcuts_list Read 90 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_presence_update Write 90 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_update Write 90 0.2%
adaptercloud_auth_get_current_user Read 89 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_templates_update Write 89 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_reactions_remove Destructive 88 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_api_keys_revoke Destructive 88 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_forward Read 88 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_api_keys_list Read 88 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_extend Read 88 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_invites_create Write 88 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_export_check Write 88 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_hide Read 87 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_mute Read 87 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_delegations_list Read 87 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_download Write 87 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_export_get Write 87 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_executions_retry Execute 86 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_refunds_list Read 86 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_presence_get Read 86 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_executions_list Read 86 0.2%
adaptercloud_security_secrets_rotate Read 86 0.2%
adaptercloud_auth_complete Write 86 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_shortcuts_update Write 86 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_templates_update Write 86 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_report Read 85 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_threads_get Read 85 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_reactions_add Write 85 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_jobs_list Write 85 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_subscriptions_upgrade Read 84 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_settings_get Read 84 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_feature_flags_list Read 84 0.2%
adaptercloud_security_secrets_reveal Read 84 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_invites_accept Read 84 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_delegations_revoke Destructive 83 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_oauth_delete Destructive 83 0.2%
adaptercloud_tags_delete Destructive 83 0.2%
adaptercloud_channels_connections_list Read 83 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_search Read 83 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_admin_reviews_reject Write 83 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_publish Write 83 0.2%
adaptercloud_groups_members_list Read 82 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_auth_basic Read 82 0.2%
adaptercloud_organizations_get Read 82 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_content_pages_get Read 82 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_admin_list_all Read 82 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_update Write 82 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_tags_replace Write 82 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_participants_remove Destructive 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_invoices_get_pdf_url Read 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_channels_users Read 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_groups_activity Read 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_orders_list Read 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_tags_permissions_list Read 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_tags_add Write 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_disable Write 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_tags_add Write 81 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_addons_list Read 80 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_oauth_list Read 80 0.2%
adaptercloud_support_kb_search Read 80 0.2%
adaptercloud_auth_login Write 80 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_mark_as_read Write 80 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_tags_replace Write 80 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_tags_attach Write 80 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_tags_replace Write 80 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_subscriptions_cancel Destructive 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_cart_remove Destructive 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_get_or_create_direct Read 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_mentions_list Read 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_admin_logs Read 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_security_secrets_get Read 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_tags_get Read 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_submit_review Write 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_templates_create_from_template Write 79 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_templates_list Read 78 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_orgs_update Write 78 0.2%
adaptercloud_notifications_preferences_get Read 77 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_feature_flags_get Read 77 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_export_list Write 77 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_revoke Destructive 76 0.2%
adaptercloud_drift_remediate Read 76 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_auth_api_key Read 76 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_auth_bearer Read 76 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_shortcuts_get Read 76 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_cart_checkout Write 76 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_admin_reviews_list Read 75 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_orgs_list Read 75 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_test Read 75 0.2%
adaptercloud_organizations_list Read 75 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_executions_check Read 75 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_check Read 75 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_parts_get Write 75 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_tags_remove Destructive 74 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_tags_remove Destructive 74 0.2%
adaptercloud_adapters_get Read 74 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_drafts_get Read 74 0.2%
adaptercloud_files_get Read 74 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_providers_by_provider Read 74 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_providers_get_by_key Read 74 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_tags_detach Read 74 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_subscriptions_list Read 73 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_unhide Read 73 0.2%
adaptercloud_cost_summary Read 73 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_check Read 73 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_versions_restore Write 73 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_unpin Destructive 72 0.2%
adaptercloud_sync_cancel Destructive 72 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_invites_validate Read 72 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_admin_reviews_approve Write 72 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_drafts_delete Destructive 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_tags_permissions_revoke Destructive 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_execute_now Execute 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_organizations_invites_decline Read 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_resources_get Read 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_sync_get Read 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_connections_disable Write 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_pin Write 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_policies_archive Write 71 0.2%
adaptercloud_files_share_revoke Destructive 70 0.2%
adaptercloud_connections_get Read 70 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_invites_join Read 70 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_unpin Read 70 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_webhooks_list Read 70 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_templates_list Read 70 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_installed_list Read 70 0.2%
adaptercloud_adapters_archive Write 70 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_installed_uninstall Destructive 69 0.2%
adaptercloud_organizations_invites_accept Read 69 0.2%
adaptercloud_policies_get Read 69 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_pin Write 69 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_entities_list Write 69 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_members_remove Destructive 68 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_payment_methods_list Read 68 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_quota_list Read 68 0.2%
adaptercloud_support_tickets_get Read 68 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_payment_methods_remove Destructive 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_typing_start Execute 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_typing_stop Execute 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_unread Read 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_unmute Read 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_versions_list Read 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_licenses_list Read 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_get Read 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_archive Write 67 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_webhooks_remove Destructive 66 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_get Read 66 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_orgs_get Read 66 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_providers_get Read 66 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_publisher_products Read 66 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_tags_create Write 66 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_archive Write 66 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_delete Destructive 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_delete Destructive 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_invoices_get Read 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_plans_get Read 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_subscriptions_get Read 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_messages_get Read 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_refresh_token Read 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_templates_get Read 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_templates_list_public Read 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_security_vaults_get Read 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_jobs_get Write 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_templates_list Write 65 0.2%
adaptercloud_channels_connections_delete Destructive 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_apps_delete Destructive 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_devportal_orgs_delete Destructive 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_content_pages_delete Destructive 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_feature_flags_delete Destructive 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_security_secrets_delete Destructive 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_delete Destructive 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_billing_plans_list Read 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_get Read 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_typing_list Read 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_connections_get Read 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_get Read 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_get Read 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_get_product Read 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_jobs_cancel Write 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_jobs_retry Write 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_templates_get Write 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_activate Write 64 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_shortcuts_delete Destructive 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_channels_get Read 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_groups_get Read 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_get Read 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_tags_list Read 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_orders_get Read 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_support_tickets_close Read 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_projects_get Read 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_unarchive Write 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_jobs_delete Write 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_resume Write 63 0.2%
adaptercloud_channels_delete Destructive 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_admin_activity Destructive 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_delete Destructive 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_start Execute 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_stop Execute 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_conversations_leave Read 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_tags_list Read 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_notifications_read Read 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_sandbox_tags_get Read 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_jobs_pause Read 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_tags_list Read 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_store_publisher_get Read 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_workspace_current Read 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_export_templates_delete Write 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_providers_disable Write 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_providers_enable Write 62 0.2%
adaptercloud_products_delete Destructive 61 0.2%
adaptercloud_scheduler_versions_history Read 61 0.2%
adaptercloud_integrations_providers_catalog Read 60 0.1%
adaptercloud_sandbox_templates_delete Destructive 59 0.1%
adaptercloud_scheduler_templates_get Read 59 0.1%
adaptercloud_scheduler_templates_delete Destructive 57 0.1%
adaptercloud_store_cart_clear Destructive 55 0.1%
adaptercloud_auth_status Read 55 0.1%
adaptercloud_health Read 53 0.1%
adaptercloud_billing_credits_balance Read 50 0.1%
adaptercloud_sandbox_admin_nodes_list Read 50 0.1%
adaptercloud_sandbox_admin_config_get Read 49 0.1%
adaptercloud_auth_workspaces Read 48 0.1%
adaptercloud_organizations_current Read 48 0.1%
adaptercloud_sandbox_admin_active Read 48 0.1%
adaptercloud_sandbox_admin_stats Read 48 0.1%
adaptercloud_auth_logout Destructive 46 0.1%
adaptercloud_store_cart_list Read 44 0.1%
// CUT THE COST

Your agent uses a handful of these tools. It pays for all 396.

You don't need all 396 of those definitions in the window. PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway that sits in front of Adaptercloud: 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 396 tools (no gateway) 40,126 tokens —
3 granted tools ~304 tokens −99%
5 granted tools ~507 tokens −99%
10 granted tools ~1,013 tokens −97%

The risk dividend: 48 of these 396 tools are critical-risk (destructive or financial) and cost 3,583 tokens (9% 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 Adaptercloud — 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.
CUT ADAPTERCLOUD TOKEN COST →

Instant setup, no code required.

Model your own stack in the token-cost calculator, or see the Adaptercloud policy for what a sensible grant looks like.

//FAQ

Adaptercloud token-cost questions.

How many tokens does the Adaptercloud MCP server use?+

Its 396 tool definitions total 40,126 tokens — 20% 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 Adaptercloud 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 Adaptercloud's token usage?+

Expose fewer tools. A PolicyLayer grant scopes Adaptercloud 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 304 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 21-10-2026 from the PolicyLayer scan database over all 396 catalogued Adaptercloud tools. Counts refresh with every site build.

THIS SERVER: All Adaptercloud tools Adaptercloud policy Token-cost calculator

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

A PolicyLayer grant scopes Adaptercloud 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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