// MCP TOKEN COST

The Zype Com MCP server costs 34,802 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 Zype Com MCP server's 296 tool definitions consume 34,802 tokens — 17% of a 200k context window, and 19× 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 #153 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 17%

1M WINDOW 3.5%

Corpus context: Zype Com ranks #153 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 34,802 tokens go.

Each row is one tool definition as a tools/list entry — name, description and input schema — counted with o200k_base. Average: 118 tokens per tool.

Tool	Category	Tokens	% of server
list_videos	Read	1,021	2.9%
update_video	Write	898	2.6%
update_live_encoder	Write	783	2.2%
create_live_encoder	Write	746	2.1%
create_video	Write	732	2.1%
create_content_rule_profile	Write	688	2.0%
update_content_rule_profile	Write	681	2.0%
get_plays	Read	553	1.6%
get_view_time	Read	476	1.4%
get_hours_watched	Read	475	1.4%
get_viewers	Read	474	1.4%
update_live_event	Write	437	1.3%
create_live_event	Write	435	1.2%
list_new_subscriptions	Read	409	1.2%
list_subscription_revenue	Read	407	1.2%
list_player_requests	Read	383	1.1%
list_stream_hours	Read	374	1.1%
create_content_rule_group	Write	350	1.0%
update_content_rule_group	Write	344	1.0%
bulk_generate_ai_metadata	Write	311	0.9%
create_playlist	Write	307	0.9%
list_categories	Read	284	0.8%
update_playlist	Write	278	0.8%
get_player	Read	273	0.8%
list_program_guide_entries	Read	267	0.8%
generate_ai_metadata	Write	247	0.7%
create_zobject_type	Write	244	0.7%
list_zobjects	Read	235	0.7%
retrieve_consumer_access_token	Read	211	0.6%
create_zobject	Write	206	0.6%
update_zobject	Write	204	0.6%
list_subscriptions	Read	200	0.6%
create_program_guide	Write	190	0.5%
update_zobject_type	Write	187	0.5%
list_transactions	Read	178	0.5%
list_playlists	Read	173	0.5%
update_program_guide	Write	171	0.5%
apply_ai_metadata	Write	166	0.5%
translate_video	Read	165	0.5%
create_plan	Write	164	0.5%
create_redemption_code	Write	160	0.5%
update_redemption_code	Write	152	0.4%
list_playout_hours	Read	150	0.4%
list_redemption_codes	Read	140	0.4%
list_global_content_rule_groups	Read	138	0.4%
list_plans	Read	138	0.4%
list_zobject_types	Read	137	0.4%
get_zobject	Read	136	0.4%
list_live_events	Read	136	0.4%
list_transcriptions	Read	136	0.4%
add_videos_to_zobject	Write	133	0.4%
list_program_guides	Read	130	0.4%
create_ad_tag	Write	129	0.4%
create_subtitle	Write	126	0.4%
list_new_transactions	Read	124	0.4%
playout_revert_operation	Read	124	0.4%
bulk_create_redemption_codes	Write	124	0.4%
remove_playlists_from_zobject	Destructive	123	0.4%
remove_videos_from_zobject	Destructive	123	0.4%
get_zobject_playlists	Read	123	0.4%
get_zobject_videos	Read	123	0.4%
add_playlists_to_zobject	Write	123	0.4%
delete_ad_timing	Destructive	122	0.4%
transcribe_video	Read	122	0.4%
delete_zobject	Destructive	118	0.3%
list_subscription_events	Read	118	0.3%
get_consumer_metrics	Read	117	0.3%
list_consumers	Read	117	0.3%
list_content_rule_profiles	Read	115	0.3%
playout_get_published_rundown_xmltv	Read	114	0.3%
get_ai_metadata	Read	113	0.3%
update_subtitle	Write	113	0.3%
get_platform_metrics	Read	105	0.3%
list_relative_playlist_videos	Read	105	0.3%
delete_self_hosted_source	Destructive	104	0.3%
update_ad_timing	Write	102	0.3%
delete_subtitle	Destructive	101	0.3%
playout_delete_live_stream	Destructive	101	0.3%
create_category	Write	101	0.3%
playout_delete_destination	Destructive	100	0.3%
get_transcription	Read	100	0.3%
playout_publish_draft	Write	100	0.3%
update_category	Write	99	0.3%
playout_stop_channel	Execute	98	0.3%
list_video_imports	Read	98	0.3%
delete_playlist_entitlement	Destructive	97	0.3%
delete_video_entitlement	Destructive	97	0.3%
delete_zobject_type	Destructive	96	0.3%
get_global_content_rule_group	Read	96	0.3%
list_subtitles	Read	96	0.3%
create_subscription	Write	96	0.3%
create_consumer	Write	95	0.3%
update_plan	Write	95	0.3%
delete_live_encoder	Destructive	94	0.3%
adobe_logout	Read	94	0.3%
delete_content_rule_group	Destructive	93	0.3%
delete_content_rule_profile	Destructive	93	0.3%
delete_video_favorite	Destructive	93	0.3%
list_devices	Read	93	0.3%
playout_get_draft	Read	92	0.3%
delete_program_guide	Destructive	91	0.3%
delete_segment	Destructive	91	0.3%
remove_site_user	Destructive	91	0.3%
adobe_preauthorize	Read	90	0.3%
download_video	Read	90	0.3%
delete_subtitle_playlist	Destructive	89	0.3%
stop_encoder	Execute	89	0.3%
get_ad_timing	Read	89	0.3%
playout_get_published_rundown	Read	89	0.3%
playout_list_recurrence_rules	Read	89	0.3%
create_video_entitlement	Write	89	0.3%
delete_live_event	Destructive	88	0.3%
update_ad_tag	Write	88	0.3%
update_consumer	Write	88	0.3%
playout_delete_recurrence_rule	Destructive	87	0.2%
playout_list_blocks	Read	87	0.2%
update_playlist_entitlement	Write	87	0.2%
update_video_entitlement	Write	87	0.2%
delete_subscription	Destructive	86	0.2%
playout_delete_hls_profile	Destructive	86	0.2%
playout_delete_rtmp_profile	Destructive	86	0.2%
playout_discard_draft_operations	Destructive	86	0.2%
remove_videos_from_playlist	Destructive	85	0.2%
add_videos_to_playlist	Write	85	0.2%
create_playlist_entitlement	Write	85	0.2%
playout_update_live_stream	Write	85	0.2%
playout_update_destination	Write	84	0.2%
update_self_hosted_source	Write	84	0.2%
delete_category	Destructive	83	0.2%
delete_playlist	Destructive	83	0.2%
delete_video	Destructive	83	0.2%
playout_delete_ad_timing	Destructive	83	0.2%
playout_delete_udp_profile	Destructive	83	0.2%
playout_delete_all_ad_timings	Destructive	82	0.2%
list_playlist_entitlements	Read	82	0.2%
list_video_entitlements	Read	82	0.2%
playout_delete_graphic	Destructive	81	0.2%
reset_consumer_parental_access_code	Destructive	81	0.2%
list_video_favorites	Read	81	0.2%
playout_delete_block	Destructive	80	0.2%
playout_delete_channel	Destructive	80	0.2%
playout_get_draft_rundown	Read	80	0.2%
add_playlists_to_plan	Write	80	0.2%
list_ad_tags	Read	79	0.2%
list_playlist_videos	Read	79	0.2%
delete_consumer	Destructive	78	0.2%
remove_playlists_from_plan	Destructive	78	0.2%
send_consumer_forgot_password	Write	78	0.2%
adobe_media_token	Read	77	0.2%
get_playlist_carousel_embed	Read	77	0.2%
create_ad_timing	Write	77	0.2%
create_subtitle_playlist	Write	77	0.2%
update_subscription	Write	76	0.2%
delete_video_source	Destructive	75	0.2%
playout_list_draft_item_graphics	Read	75	0.2%
unlink_device_pin	Write	75	0.2%
link_device_pin	Write	74	0.2%
delete_redemption_code	Destructive	73	0.2%
update_transaction	Write	73	0.2%
get_playlist_entitlement	Read	72	0.2%
get_subtitle	Read	72	0.2%
get_target_rtmp	Read	72	0.2%
get_video_entitlement	Read	72	0.2%
list_ad_timings_for_data_source	Read	72	0.2%
stop_live_event	Execute	71	0.2%
check_video_entitled	Read	71	0.2%
get_self_hosted_source	Read	71	0.2%
adobe_register_device	Write	71	0.2%
create_video_favorite	Write	71	0.2%
playout_update_recurrence_rule	Write	71	0.2%
update_segment	Write	71	0.2%
get_content_rule_group	Read	70	0.2%
get_live_event	Read	70	0.2%
playout_duplicate_hls_profile	Read	70	0.2%
playout_duplicate_rtmp_profile	Read	70	0.2%
playout_get_draft_operation	Read	70	0.2%
playout_update_hls_profile	Write	70	0.2%
playout_update_rtmp_profile	Write	70	0.2%
start_encoder	Execute	69	0.2%
get_content_rule_profile	Read	69	0.2%
playout_graphics_sync_channel	Read	69	0.2%
playout_create_live_stream	Write	69	0.2%
list_revenue_models	Read	68	0.2%
playout_get_destination	Read	68	0.2%
playout_duplicate_udp_profile	Read	67	0.2%
playout_get_epg_roku	Read	67	0.2%
playout_get_epg_tcl	Read	67	0.2%
playout_get_epg_vizio	Read	67	0.2%
playout_get_epg_wurl	Read	67	0.2%
sync_live_encoder	Read	67	0.2%
playout_create_draft_operation	Write	67	0.2%
playout_update_ad_timing	Write	67	0.2%
playout_update_udp_profile	Write	67	0.2%
start_live_encoder	Execute	66	0.2%
start_live_event	Execute	66	0.2%
get_live_encoder	Read	66	0.2%
get_program_guide	Read	66	0.2%
delete_transaction	Destructive	65	0.2%
list_states_for_country	Read	65	0.2%
playout_get_published	Read	65	0.2%
playout_list_live_streams	Read	65	0.2%
playout_create_destination	Write	65	0.2%
playout_update_graphic	Write	65	0.2%
create_video_self_hosted_source	Write	64	0.2%
playout_update_block	Write	64	0.2%
playout_update_channel	Write	64	0.2%
get_video	Read	63	0.2%
get_zobject_type	Read	63	0.2%
get_geoip	Read	62	0.2%
get_playlist_relationships	Read	62	0.2%
adobe_authenticate	Write	62	0.2%
get_app	Read	60	0.2%
list_cities_for_state	Read	60	0.2%
list_device_categories	Read	60	0.2%
list_site_users	Read	60	0.2%
list_translation_languages	Read	60	0.2%
list_video_sources	Read	60	0.2%
playout_list_asset_types	Read	59	0.2%
archive_live_event	Write	59	0.2%
attach_video_to_import	Write	59	0.2%
get_segment	Read	58	0.2%
add_zobjects_to_video	Write	58	0.2%
stop_live_encoder	Execute	57	0.2%
adobe_validate_device_session	Read	57	0.2%
remove_zobjects_from_video	Destructive	56	0.2%
get_access_token_status	Read	56	0.2%
list_subscription_entitlements	Read	56	0.2%
playout_list_channels	Read	56	0.2%
playout_get_recurrence_rule	Read	55	0.2%
redeem_redemption_code	Read	55	0.2%
create_segment	Write	55	0.2%
playout_create_recurrence_rule	Write	55	0.2%
get_consumer	Read	54	0.2%
list_live_encoders	Read	54	0.2%
playout_get_hls_profile	Read	54	0.2%
playout_get_rtmp_profile	Read	54	0.2%
playout_create_hls_profile	Write	54	0.2%
playout_create_rtmp_profile	Write	54	0.2%
update_video_source	Write	54	0.2%
get_revenue_model	Read	53	0.2%
update_site_user	Write	53	0.2%
get_category	Read	51	0.1%
get_playlist	Read	51	0.1%
playout_get_asset_type	Read	51	0.1%
playout_get_udp_profile	Read	51	0.1%
playout_list_destinations	Read	51	0.1%
playout_list_draft_operations	Read	51	0.1%
playout_create_ad_timing	Write	51	0.1%
playout_create_udp_profile	Write	51	0.1%
get_ad_tag	Read	50	0.1%
get_device_pin_status	Read	50	0.1%
playout_get_bumper	Read	50	0.1%
get_redemption_code	Read	49	0.1%
list_encoders	Read	49	0.1%
list_self_hosted_sources	Read	49	0.1%
playout_get_graphic	Read	49	0.1%
playout_list_ad_timings	Read	49	0.1%
playout_create_graphic	Write	49	0.1%
delete_ad_tag	Destructive	48	0.1%
playout_get_ad	Read	48	0.1%
playout_get_block	Read	48	0.1%
playout_get_channel	Read	48	0.1%
playout_get_playlist	Read	48	0.1%
playout_get_upload	Read	48	0.1%
playout_get_video	Read	48	0.1%
reactivate_subscription	Read	48	0.1%
playout_create_block	Write	48	0.1%
playout_create_channel	Write	48	0.1%
playout_create_upload	Write	48	0.1%
list_target_rtmp	Read	47	0.1%
playout_list_bumpers	Read	47	0.1%
acquire_device_pin	Write	47	0.1%
get_plan	Read	46	0.1%
list_video_sources_for_video	Read	46	0.1%
get_subscription	Read	45	0.1%
get_transaction	Read	45	0.1%
playout_list_playlists	Read	45	0.1%
cancel_subscription	Destructive	44	0.1%
delete_plan	Destructive	44	0.1%
playout_list_graphics	Read	44	0.1%
playout_list_videos	Read	44	0.1%
list_ad_timings	Read	43	0.1%
list_content_rule_groups	Read	43	0.1%
list_segments	Read	43	0.1%
playout_list_ads	Read	43	0.1%
get_encoder	Read	42	0.1%
get_device_category	Read	41	0.1%
get_video_import	Read	41	0.1%
get_video_source	Read	41	0.1%
create_self_hosted_source	Write	41	0.1%
get_site_user	Read	40	0.1%
get_device	Read	39	0.1%
create_upload	Write	39	0.1%
create_video_import	Write	38	0.1%
create_video_source	Write	38	0.1%
create_site_user	Write	37	0.1%

// CUT THE COST

Your agent uses a handful of these tools. It pays for all 296.

You don't need all 296 of those definitions in the window. PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway that sits in front of Zype Com: 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 296 tools (no gateway)	34,802 tokens	—
3 granted tools	~353 tokens	−99%
5 granted tools	~588 tokens	−98%
10 granted tools	~1,176 tokens	−97%

The risk dividend: 45 of these 296 tools are critical-risk (destructive or financial) and cost 3,901 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 Zype Com — 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 ZYPE COM TOKEN COST →

Instant setup, no code required.

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

//FAQ

Zype Com token-cost questions.

How many tokens does the Zype Com MCP server use?+

Its 296 tool definitions total 34,802 tokens — 17% 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 Zype Com 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 Zype Com's token usage?+

Expose fewer tools. A PolicyLayer grant scopes Zype Com 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 353 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 296 catalogued Zype Com tools. Counts refresh with every site build.