Livedatalink MCP Server Token Cost

// PER-TOOL BREAKDOWN

Where the 81,322 tokens go.

Each row is one tool definition as a tools/list entry — name, description and input schema — counted with o200k_base. Average: 213 tokens per tool.

Tool	Category	Tokens	% of server
nasa_firms_search_fires	Read	531	0.7%
search_available_datasets	Read	531	0.7%
cftc_cot_history	Read	506	0.6%
fema_nfhl_search_inventory	Read	471	0.6%
faa_public_aviation_search_runways	Read	462	0.6%
talent_market_brief	Write	462	0.6%
fhfa_hpi_series	Read	458	0.6%
faa_public_aviation_search_airports	Read	448	0.6%
fbi_cde_state_crime_trend	Read	442	0.5%
fbi_cde_compare_state_to_national	Read	441	0.5%
facility_care_quality	Write	434	0.5%
beneficial_owner_screen	Destructive	425	0.5%
clinical_site_selector	Execute	421	0.5%
govinfo_legislation_search	Read	420	0.5%
usda_nass_crop_history	Read	418	0.5%
disaster_recovery_profile	Read	407	0.5%
fed_board_h15_rate_spread	Read	402	0.5%
market_size_estimator	Read	402	0.5%
fred_quick_indicator	Read	396	0.5%
fbi_cde_national_crime_trend	Read	389	0.5%
resolve_entity	Write	388	0.5%
prescriber_ties_profile	Read	385	0.5%
bea_state_economic_history	Write	379	0.5%
bts_transport_border_trend	Read	378	0.5%
gsa_per_diem_lookup	Read	375	0.5%
opportunity_zones_search_designations	Read	375	0.5%
sec_ftd_history	Read	364	0.4%
bounce_scanner	Read	363	0.4%
corporate_ownership_tree	Read	361	0.4%
security_exposure	Read	361	0.4%
census_business	Read	358	0.4%
fbi_cde_state_reporting_coverage	Read	358	0.4%
company_complaint_profile	Read	355	0.4%
fed_z1_series	Read	354	0.4%
treasury_tic_holder_history	Write	354	0.4%
cost_of_doing_business_index	Read	353	0.4%
fhfa_hpi_trend	Read	350	0.4%
ok_wells_search	Read	350	0.4%
nrel_pvwatts	Read	348	0.4%
company_trust_check	Read	345	0.4%
bts_transport_compare_ports	Read	344	0.4%
tide_predictions	Read	344	0.4%
fred_observations	Read	342	0.4%
hud_fha_maturity_search	Read	340	0.4%
census_demographics	Read	337	0.4%
fed_board_h15_rate_history	Read	337	0.4%
cftc_cot_search_markets	Read	336	0.4%
census_population	Read	335	0.4%
cftc_cot_compare	Read	335	0.4%
fhfa_hpi_compare	Read	333	0.4%
census_income_housing	Read	331	0.4%
influence_network_map	Read	329	0.4%
carrier_vetting_score	Read	328	0.4%
opportunity_zones_summarize_designations	Read	327	0.4%
census_commute_employment	Read	322	0.4%
college_value_score	Read	319	0.4%
environmental_site_risk	Read	317	0.4%
usda_nass_crop_trend	Read	316	0.4%
govinfo_legislation_evidence_pack	Execute	315	0.4%
product_liability_screen	Read	315	0.4%
fed_z1_change	Read	313	0.4%
grants_search	Read	313	0.4%
bea_compare_states	Read	312	0.4%
govinfo_legislation_relationships	Read	308	0.4%
recall_screen	Read	306	0.4%
tx_wells_near	Read	305	0.4%
bts_transport_search_ports	Read	304	0.4%
ted_opportunity_radar	Read	303	0.4%
supplier_esg_scorecard	Read	301	0.4%
cpsc_recall_search	Read	300	0.4%
lei_lookup	Read	300	0.4%
bea_state_economic_trend	Read	299	0.4%
hud_lihtc_year15_radar	Read	299	0.4%
usda_nass_compare_crop_years	Read	297	0.4%
hud_fha_lender_exposure	Read	296	0.4%
usda_nass_crop_evidence_pack	Execute	295	0.4%
eia_electricity_state	Read	295	0.4%
issuer_diligence_dossier	Read	295	0.4%
treasury_tic_compare_holders	Read	294	0.4%
lobbying_search	Read	291	0.4%
epa_facility_search	Read	288	0.4%
treasury_tic_official_share	Execute	285	0.4%
nrel_alt_fuel_stations	Read	284	0.3%
load_tender_fraud_shield	Read	281	0.3%
sec_ftd_compare	Read	281	0.3%
treasury_tic_rank_holders	Read	281	0.3%
fed_z1_catalog	Read	280	0.3%
cfpb_search_complaints	Read	279	0.3%
sec_ftd_latest	Read	273	0.3%
treasury_tic_find_holders	Read	272	0.3%
water_levels	Read	270	0.3%
open_payments_search	Write	270	0.3%
reg_search	Read	269	0.3%
fda_drug_adverse_events	Read	268	0.3%
bea_state_economic_profile	Execute	266	0.3%
affordable_housing_refinance_evidence_pack	Read	265	0.3%
paper_search	Read	264	0.3%
bank_health_report	Read	263	0.3%
caselaw_search	Read	261	0.3%
sanctions_screen_entity	Read	261	0.3%
sun_times	Write	261	0.3%
location_risk_report	Read	260	0.3%
spending_search_awards	Read	260	0.3%
fbi_cde_state_month_snapshot	Read	259	0.3%
book_search	Read	257	0.3%
counterparty_risk_score	Read	257	0.3%
eia_oil_supply	Read	256	0.3%
worldbank_indicator	Read	255	0.3%
eia_renewable_generation	Read	254	0.3%
opportunity_zones_lookup_designation	Read	254	0.3%
govinfo_legislation_version_lineage	Read	253	0.3%
local_search	Read	250	0.3%
trials_search	Read	250	0.3%
bts_transport_border_activity_pack	Execute	249	0.3%
lei_hierarchy	Read	248	0.3%
usgs_earthquake_search	Read	247	0.3%
fec_candidate_search	Read	246	0.3%
lane_location_risk_pack	Read	246	0.3%
parcel_search	Read	246	0.3%
property_lookup	Read	244	0.3%
sec_ftd_search_securities	Read	244	0.3%
faa_public_aviation_compare_airports	Read	243	0.3%
sanctions_screen_batch	Read	243	0.3%
govinfo_legislation_committee_path	Execute	242	0.3%
crypto_price	Read	242	0.3%
eia_gasoline_prices	Read	242	0.3%
carrier_monitor_recheck	Read	238	0.3%
eia_series_lookup	Read	237	0.3%
usda_nass_search_crop_series	Read	236	0.3%
bea_search_state_indicators	Read	234	0.3%
sanctions_search_alias	Read	234	0.3%
stock_history	Read	234	0.3%
cfpb_complaint_trends	Read	233	0.3%
faa_public_aviation_airport_profile	Read	233	0.3%
iv_analytics	Read	233	0.3%
open_payments_ownership	Write	233	0.3%
open_payments_top	Write	233	0.3%
org_funding_profile	Read	232	0.3%
fed_board_h15_search_series	Read	231	0.3%
geocode_address	Read	229	0.3%
sec_ftd_top	Read	229	0.3%
disaster_declarations	Read	228	0.3%
entity_dossier	Execute	227	0.3%
eia_energy_consumption	Read	227	0.3%
fda_drug_recalls	Read	227	0.3%
open_payments_research	Write	227	0.3%
paper_fulltext_search	Read	226	0.3%
fec_committee_search	Read	225	0.3%
property_search_area	Read	224	0.3%
sanctions_screen_address	Read	224	0.3%
cdc_dataset_query	Read	223	0.3%
fda_device_510k	Read	223	0.3%
eia_natural_gas	Read	222	0.3%
fdic_search_institutions	Read	222	0.3%
kyb_aml_evidence_case_file	Read	220	0.3%
carrier_vetting_evidence_pack	Write	220	0.3%
bls_indicator	Read	219	0.3%
fed_z1_snapshot	Read	217	0.3%
opportunity_zones_compare_jurisdictions	Read	217	0.3%
energy_market_snapshot	Read	216	0.3%
paper_get_text	Read	216	0.3%
fed_board_h15_yield_curve	Execute	213	0.3%
congress_bill_details	Read	213	0.3%
carrier_vetting_batch	Read	211	0.3%
fda_food_recalls	Read	211	0.3%
congress_search_bills	Read	210	0.3%
earthquake_recent	Read	209	0.3%
reg_cfr_section	Read	209	0.3%
fec_independent_expenditures	Read	208	0.3%
patent_search	Read	208	0.3%
fred_search	Read	207	0.3%
edgar_full_text_search	Read	206	0.3%
fda_device_recalls	Read	206	0.3%
edgar_recent_filings	Execute	205	0.3%
cftc_cot_evidence_pack	Execute	203	0.2%
book_fulltext_search	Read	203	0.2%
college_search	Read	203	0.2%
fred_compare	Read	203	0.2%
wa_contractor_recent_changes	Read	203	0.2%
cftc_cot_latest	Read	202	0.2%
chemical_hazards	Read	202	0.2%
cdc_weekly_deaths_by_state	Read	201	0.2%
congress_bill_cosponsors	Read	200	0.2%
fema_nfhl_compare_inventory_items	Read	200	0.2%
recreation_search_facilities	Read	200	0.2%
usgs_water_realtime	Read	199	0.2%
congress_bill_actions	Read	198	0.2%
fema_nfhl_get_inventory_item	Read	197	0.2%
fmcsa_carrier_compare	Read	197	0.2%
edgar_filing_content	Read	196	0.2%
vehicle_recalls	Read	196	0.2%
edgar_filings_by_form_type	Write	194	0.2%
fed_board_h15_evidence_pack	Execute	193	0.2%
property_value_history	Read	192	0.2%
court_case_search	Read	191	0.2%
fmcsa_safety_scores	Read	191	0.2%
ted_search_notices	Read	191	0.2%
shipper_receiver_counterparty_pack	Write	189	0.2%
cms_hospital_search	Read	188	0.2%
options_chain	Read	188	0.2%
stock_compare	Read	188	0.2%
nfip_flood_claims	Read	186	0.2%
edgar_company_facts	Read	185	0.2%
book_get_text	Read	184	0.2%
nonprofit_search_name	Read	184	0.2%
options_history_chain	Read	184	0.2%
reg_cfr_search	Read	184	0.2%
census_geography_lookup	Read	182	0.2%
chemical_lookup	Read	182	0.2%
paper_details	Read	182	0.2%
fema_nfhl_summarize_state_inventory	Read	181	0.2%
price_to_rent_ratio	Read	181	0.2%
cve_search_by_vendor	Read	180	0.2%
fmcsa_carrier_lookup	Read	180	0.2%
nport_compare_funds	Read	180	0.2%
entity_resolve	Write	180	0.2%
crypto_compare	Read	179	0.2%
fdic_failures	Read	179	0.2%
fec_candidate_financials	Read	177	0.2%
npi_search_provider	Read	177	0.2%
nonprofit_search_location	Read	176	0.2%
source_snapshot_status	Read	176	0.2%
npi_search_specialty	Read	175	0.2%
epa_water_or_air_violations	Write	175	0.2%
candlestick_signals	Read	174	0.2%
options_history_contract	Read	173	0.2%
realestate_search	Read	173	0.2%
recreation_nearby	Read	173	0.2%
stock_quote_batch	Read	173	0.2%
cdc_drug_overdose_deaths	Read	172	0.2%
college_trends	Read	172	0.2%
fda_drug_lookup	Read	172	0.2%
options_history_atm_iv	Read	172	0.2%
recreation_search_recareas	Read	172	0.2%
usgs_earthquake_feed	Read	172	0.2%
realestate_trend	Read	170	0.2%
vin_decode	Read	170	0.2%
weather_forecast	Read	170	0.2%
sanctions_get_changes	Read	169	0.2%
weather_current	Read	169	0.2%
cdc_leading_causes_of_death	Read	167	0.2%
property_search_owner	Read	167	0.2%
cdc_outbreak_reports	Read	166	0.2%
caselaw_opinion_text	Read	165	0.2%
nport_fund_holdings	Read	165	0.2%
wa_contractor_verify	Read	165	0.2%
fmcsa_carrier_authority	Read	164	0.2%
fred_category_series	Read	163	0.2%
worldbank_compare	Read	163	0.2%
fred_releases	Read	161	0.2%
list_tool_groups	Read	161	0.2%
congress_search_members	Read	160	0.2%
cpsc_recent_recalls	Read	160	0.2%
cdc_excess_deaths_covid	Read	159	0.2%
spending_recipient_summary	Read	159	0.2%
company_info	Read	158	0.2%
parcel_details	Read	158	0.2%
fmcsa_carrier_search	Read	157	0.2%
nws_active_alerts	Read	157	0.2%
stock_quote	Read	156	0.2%
npi_search_organization	Read	155	0.2%
cms_nursing_home_search	Read	153	0.2%
leie_search_exclusions	Read	153	0.2%
air_quality	Read	152	0.2%
fema_nfhl_get_snapshot_metadata	Read	152	0.2%
nrel_solar_resource	Read	152	0.2%
nrel_utility_rates	Read	152	0.2%
urlhaus_lookup_url	Read	151	0.2%
cve_recent	Read	150	0.2%
lobbying_contributions	Read	150	0.2%
cms_home_health_search	Read	149	0.2%
options_history_volhist	Read	149	0.2%
patent_inventor_search	Read	149	0.2%
crypto_info	Read	148	0.2%
recreation_search_campsites	Read	148	0.2%
treasury_auctions	Read	148	0.2%
treasury_debt	Read	148	0.2%
bls_series	Read	147	0.2%
cms_hospice_search	Read	147	0.2%
epa_facility_compliance	Read	147	0.2%
nonprofit_details	Read	145	0.2%
nonprofit_status	Read	145	0.2%
gsa_per_diem_mie_breakdown	Read	144	0.2%
realestate_market_screen	Read	144	0.2%
congress_recent_laws	Read	143	0.2%
edgar_company_lookup	Read	143	0.2%
support_resistance_levels	Read	143	0.2%
urlhaus_lookup_host	Read	143	0.2%
cve_search_by_keyword	Read	142	0.2%
lobbying_lobbyists	Read	141	0.2%
nonprofit_lookup_ein	Read	140	0.2%
fdic_financials	Read	139	0.2%
treasury_exchange_rates	Read	139	0.2%
epa_facility_details	Read	138	0.2%
package_track	Read	138	0.2%
patent_assignee_search	Read	137	0.2%
caselaw_citation_lookup	Read	135	0.2%
cdc_vaccination_coverage	Read	135	0.2%
fbi_wanted	Read	135	0.2%
geocode_batch	Read	135	0.2%
parcel_sales_history	Read	134	0.2%
treasury_interest_rates	Read	134	0.2%
urlhaus_lookup_payload	Read	134	0.2%
cdc_flu_surveillance	Read	132	0.2%
cfpb_complaint_aggregations	Read	132	0.2%
leie_lookup_npi	Read	131	0.2%
epa_enforcement_search	Read	130	0.2%
grants_get_opportunity	Read	130	0.2%
reg_document	Read	130	0.2%
urlhaus_lookup_tag	Read	130	0.2%
trials_details	Execute	129	0.2%
geocode_coordinates	Read	129	0.2%
wa_contractor_license_history	Read	126	0.2%
patent_recent	Execute	125	0.2%
disaster_history_summary	Read	125	0.2%
edgar_insider_transactions	Read	125	0.2%
court_docket_lookup	Read	124	0.2%
fdic_deposits	Read	124	0.2%
fred_series_info	Read	124	0.2%
fec_candidate_details	Read	123	0.2%
ip_reputation	Read	123	0.2%
realestate_rents	Read	122	0.2%
realestate_home_values	Read	121	0.1%
usgs_earthquake_detail	Read	121	0.1%
urlhaus_lookup_signature	Read	120	0.1%
github_repo	Read	119	0.1%
npm_package	Read	117	0.1%
fdic_summary	Read	116	0.1%
rdap_ip	Read	115	0.1%
cfpb_state_complaints	Read	114	0.1%
patent_details	Read	114	0.1%
spending_award_details	Read	114	0.1%
sanctions_get_entity	Read	113	0.1%
crypto_trending	Read	112	0.1%
flood_zone_lookup	Read	112	0.1%
rdap_domain	Write	112	0.1%
court_oral_argument_search	Read	111	0.1%
book_details	Read	110	0.1%
caselaw_case_details	Read	110	0.1%
college_metrics	Read	110	0.1%
court_opinion_search	Read	110	0.1%
cve_lookup	Read	110	0.1%
fdic_history	Read	110	0.1%
congress_member_details	Read	107	0.1%
open_payments_by_company	Write	107	0.1%
congress_house_votes	Read	106	0.1%
college_compare	Read	105	0.1%
leie_exclusion_details	Read	104	0.1%
npi_lookup	Read	103	0.1%
court_recent_filings	Read	102	0.1%
hurricane_tracker	Read	101	0.1%
urlhaus_recent_urls	Read	101	0.1%
lobbying_detail	Read	100	0.1%
cwe_lookup	Read	99	0.1%
lobbying_registrants	Read	98	0.1%
treasury_cash_balance	Read	97	0.1%
recreation_facility_detail	Read	96	0.1%
worldbank_country_profile	Read	96	0.1%
college_demographics	Read	95	0.1%
pypi_package	Read	95	0.1%
nrel_alt_fuel_station_detail	Read	94	0.1%
urlhaus_recent_payloads	Read	94	0.1%
open_payments_by_specialty	Write	94	0.1%
cfpb_suggest_company	Read	93	0.1%
court_citation_resolver	Read	93	0.1%
kev_status_check	Read	93	0.1%
epss_score	Read	92	0.1%
reg_cfr_titles	Read	92	0.1%
open_payments_state_totals	Write	91	0.1%
college_outcomes_by_program	Read	90	0.1%
cargo_crate	Read	89	0.1%
college_accreditation	Read	87	0.1%
court_judge_lookup	Read	87	0.1%
cfpb_complaint_detail	Read	84	0.1%
paper_status	Read	83	0.1%
book_status	Read	82	0.1%
source_snapshot_list	Read	79	0.1%
realestate_status	Read	77	0.1%
open_payments_national_summary	Write	69	0.1%
parcel_coverage	Read	60	0.1%
sanctions_status_summary	Read	60	0.1%

// CUT THE COST

Your agent uses a handful of these tools. It pays for all 381.

You don't need all 381 of those definitions in the window. PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway that sits in front of Livedatalink: 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 381 tools (no gateway)	81,322 tokens	—
3 granted tools	~640 tokens	−99%
5 granted tools	~1,067 tokens	−99%
10 granted tools	~2,134 tokens	−97%

The risk dividend: 1 of these 381 tools are critical-risk (destructive or financial) and cost 425 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 Livedatalink — 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 LIVEDATALINK TOKEN COST →

Instant setup, no code required.

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

//FAQ

Livedatalink token-cost questions.

How many tokens does the Livedatalink MCP server use?+

Its 381 tool definitions total 81,322 tokens — 41% 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 Livedatalink 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 Livedatalink's token usage?+

Expose fewer tools. A PolicyLayer grant scopes Livedatalink 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 640 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.

The Livedatalink MCP server costs 81,322 tokens before the first call.

What that costs before your agent starts working.

Where the 81,322 tokens go.

Your agent uses a handful of these tools. It pays for all 381.

Livedatalink token-cost questions.

How these numbers were measured.

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