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MCP servers in Claude Code: the minimal setup, and when you should skip MCP entirely
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MCP servers in Claude Code: the minimal setup, and when you should skip MCP entirely

#ai #devtools #productivity #claude
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Your MCP server is configured but Claude can't see it: reading claude mcp list status
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Your MCP server is configured but Claude can't see it: reading claude mcp list status

#claudecode #mcp #debugging #devtools
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When your MCP tool fails: errors, hangs, and empty results — what Claude Code actually does with each
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When your MCP tool fails: errors, hangs, and empty results — what Claude Code actually does with each

#mcp #claudecode #devtools #debugging
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Tool search hid 40,170 tokens from our first request. auto:5 put them all back
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Tool search hid 40,170 tokens from our first request. auto:5 put them all back

#mcp #claudecode #devtools #ai
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Claude Code's 25,000-token MCP limit let a 49,964-token result through. We measured both checks
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Claude Code's 25,000-token MCP limit let a 49,964-token result through. We measured both checks

#claudecode #mcp #ai #devtools
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Six ${VAR} forms, five .mcp.json fields, two tiny servers: what Claude Code MCP expansion actually produced
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Six ${VAR} forms, five .mcp.json fields, two tiny servers: what Claude Code MCP expansion actually produced

#claudecode #mcp #cli #devtools
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