I Built the Middleware Layer MCP is Missing

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Every MCP tutorial shows the same thing: connect Claude to your filesystem, your database, your GitHub. Five servers, 57 tools, infinite power. Nobody talks about what happens next. The Problems Nobody Mentions Token waste. With 40+ tools loaded, you're burning thousands of tokens on JSON schemas every turn. Before Claude even reads your question, it's consumed half its context window on tool definitions. Context rot. In long c

Published 19 Apr 2026

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Every MCP tutorial shows the same thing: connect Claude to your filesystem, your database, your GitHub. Five servers, 57 tools, infinite power. Nobody talks about what happens next. The Problems Nobody Mentions Token waste. With 40+ tools loaded, you're burning thousands of tokens on JSON schemas every turn. Before Claude even reads your question, it's consumed half its context window on tool definitions. Context rot. In long c
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