// MCP TOKEN COST

The iDos Games MCP server costs 293,100 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 iDos Games MCP server's 157 tool definitions consume 293,100 tokens — 147% of a 200k context window, and 168× the median MCP server (1,746 tokens). A scoped grant exposing only the tools you use cuts that roughly in proportion.

MEASURED FROM SCHEMAS tiktoken o200k_base · rank #5 of 15,192 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 147%

1M WINDOW 29%

Corpus context: iDos Games ranks #5 of 15,192 measured MCP servers by definition cost. The median is 1,746 tokens, p90 is 12,772, and the heaviest (AstroWay Astrology API (full catalogue)) is 547,756 — 274% 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 293,100 tokens go.

Each row is one tool definition as a tools/list entry — name, description and input schema — counted with o200k_base. Average: 1,867 tokens per tool.

Tool	Category	Tokens	% of server
save_deal_offer	Write	14,430	4.9%
save_character	Write	13,451	4.6%
save_quest	Write	13,309	4.5%
save_store	Write	12,312	4.2%
save_tutorial	Write	11,985	4.1%
save_ai	Write	11,818	4.0%
save_timed_boost	Write	11,788	4.0%
save_timed_event	Write	11,350	3.9%
save_workshop	Write	10,886	3.7%
save_marketplace	Write	10,702	3.7%
save_leaderboard	Write	10,501	3.6%
save_reward	Write	10,303	3.5%
save_coop_event	Write	9,513	3.2%
save_match	Write	8,500	2.9%
save_chat	Write	8,323	2.8%
save_purchase	Write	8,259	2.8%
save_data_collections	Write	8,224	2.8%
save_season	Write	8,211	2.8%
save_collection	Write	7,818	2.7%
save_lootbox	Write	7,013	2.4%
save_referral	Write	6,733	2.3%
save_item	Write	6,491	2.2%
save_experiment	Write	6,214	2.1%
save_mailbox	Write	5,903	2.0%
save_advertising	Write	5,846	2.0%
save_currency	Write	4,513	1.5%
save_craft	Write	3,360	1.1%
save_premium	Write	3,229	1.1%
save_cloud_code	Write	2,730	0.9%
save_blockchain	Write	2,711	0.9%
save_authentication	Write	2,500	0.9%
save_attribution	Write	1,354	0.5%
save_title_custom_data	Write	1,345	0.5%
save_user_custom_data	Write	1,316	0.4%
save_push	Destructive	1,200	0.4%
save_multiplayer	Write	1,200	0.4%
save_ban	Write	1,067	0.4%
save_analytics	Write	975	0.3%
save_localization	Write	963	0.3%
save_platform_bridge	Write	826	0.3%
get_data_collections	Read	713	0.2%
save_social	Write	712	0.2%
save_usage	Destructive	608	0.2%
get_mailbox	Read	585	0.2%
generate_asset	Write	567	0.2%
plan_video	Write	498	0.2%
publish_cloud_code	Write	472	0.2%
generate_three_d	Write	434	0.1%
create_title	Write	423	0.1%
get_workshop	Read	416	0.1%
publish_asset	Write	395	0.1%
generate_audio	Write	384	0.1%
generate_image	Write	369	0.1%
generate_music	Write	366	0.1%
get_community_marketing	Read	347	0.1%
get_ai	Read	345	0.1%
generate_video	Write	345	0.1%
get_analytics	Read	344	0.1%
get_deal_offer	Read	326	0.1%
get_push	Destructive	321	0.1%
save_feature_tracking	Write	310	0.1%
get_usage	Destructive	301	0.1%
begin_build_upload	Execute	287	0.1%
estimate_media_cost	Read	286	0.1%
get_chat	Read	283	0.1%
get_store	Read	271	0.1%
get_multiplayer	Read	262	0.1%
finish_build_upload	Execute	249	0.1%
get_ban	Read	245	0.1%
get_social	Read	245	0.1%
generate_text	Write	243	0.1%
get_platform_bridge	Read	239	0.1%
draft_social_post	Write	238	0.1%
get_tutorial	Read	236	0.1%
create_kanban_card	Write	228	0.1%
get_attribution	Read	220	0.1%
search_assets	Read	203	0.1%
save_title_data	Write	203	0.1%
list_my_titles	Read	202	0.1%
get_localization	Read	201	0.1%
get_marketplace	Read	196	0.1%
get_purchase	Read	196	0.1%
list_modules	Read	195	0.1%
save_image_data	Write	193	0.1%
update_kanban_card	Write	192	0.1%
get_character	Read	191	0.1%
get_match	Read	188	0.1%
get_authentication	Read	186	0.1%
get_feature_tracking	Read	184	0.1%
get_title_custom_data	Read	178	0.1%
get_advertising	Read	176	0.1%
save_localization_keys	Write	175	0.1%
get_currency	Read	164	0.1%
get_localization_keys	Read	163	0.1%
get_module	Read	163	0.1%
get_video	Read	163	0.1%
get_cloud_code	Read	162	0.1%
add_kanban_comment	Write	162	0.1%
save_asset_bundle	Write	159	0.1%
list_video_formats	Read	158	0.1%
get_title_data	Read	155	0.1%
update_kanban_project	Write	155	0.1%
move_kanban_card	Write	154	0.1%
get_image_data	Read	145	0.0%
remix_video	Read	144	0.0%
update_kanban_column	Write	144	0.0%
get_host_scaffold	Read	141	0.0%
get_kanban_card	Read	140	0.0%
get_social_inbox	Read	138	0.0%
get_item	Read	135	0.0%
search_modules	Read	135	0.0%
publish_social_reply	Write	132	0.0%
get_video_format	Read	128	0.0%
list_title_secrets	Read	123	0.0%
create_kanban_project	Write	123	0.0%
get_timed_event	Read	122	0.0%
get_premium	Read	121	0.0%
get_user_custom_data	Read	121	0.0%
get_game_loop	Read	120	0.0%
get_coop_event	Read	119	0.0%
draft_social_reply	Read	118	0.0%
get_reward	Read	117	0.0%
list_ai_tiers	Read	117	0.0%
get_three_d	Read	116	0.0%
publish_social_post	Write	116	0.0%
get_season	Read	114	0.0%
get_social_overview	Read	113	0.0%
get_timed_boost	Read	113	0.0%
get_leaderboard	Read	112	0.0%
set_kanban_assignee	Write	112	0.0%
get_asset_bundle	Read	111	0.0%
get_experiment	Read	111	0.0%
list_social_posts	Read	110	0.0%
search_kanban_cards	Read	110	0.0%
get_my_kanban_tasks	Read	109	0.0%
get_kanban_board	Read	107	0.0%
get_lootbox	Read	107	0.0%
list_skills	Read	107	0.0%
get_collection	Read	106	0.0%
get_quest	Read	105	0.0%
delete_kanban_card	Destructive	104	0.0%
get_blockchain	Read	104	0.0%
get_build	Read	104	0.0%
delete_kanban_column	Destructive	103	0.0%
get_craft	Read	101	0.0%
get_generation	Read	101	0.0%
get_referral	Read	100	0.0%
list_builds	Read	97	0.0%
get_kanban_comments	Read	96	0.0%
reorder_kanban_columns	Write	96	0.0%
delete_kanban_project	Destructive	94	0.0%
create_kanban_column	Write	87	0.0%
get_skill	Read	75	0.0%
list_video_templates	Read	75	0.0%
get_manifest	Read	72	0.0%
list_kanban_members	Read	69	0.0%
list_kanban_projects	Read	58	0.0%

Computed over 157 of 159 catalogued tools — the remainder have no published input schema, so the true total is slightly higher.

// CUT THE COST

Your agent uses a handful of these tools. It pays for all 157.

You don't need all 157 of those definitions in the window. PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway that sits in front of iDos Games: 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 157 tools (no gateway)	293,100 tokens	—
3 granted tools	~5,601 tokens	−98%
5 granted tools	~9,334 tokens	−97%
10 granted tools	~18,669 tokens	−94%

The risk dividend: 7 of these 157 tools are critical-risk (destructive or financial) and cost 2,731 tokens (1% 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 iDos Games — 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 IDOS GAMES TOKEN COST →

Instant setup, no code required.

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

//FAQ

iDos Games token-cost questions.

How many tokens does the iDos Games MCP server use?+

Its 157 tool definitions total 293,100 tokens — 147% 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 iDos Games 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 iDos Games's token usage?+

Expose fewer tools. A PolicyLayer grant scopes iDos Games 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 5,601 tokens, a 98% 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 04-11-2026 from the PolicyLayer scan database over 157 of 159 catalogued iDos Games tools. Counts refresh with every site build.