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13071307The annotation applies independently of `MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS` for text content, so users don't need to raise the environment variable for tools that declare it. Tools that return image data are still subject to the token limit.
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1310 If you frequently encounter output warnings with specific MCP servers you don't control, consider increasing the `MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS` limit. You can also ask the server author to add the `anthropic/maxResultSizeChars` annotation or to paginate their responses. The annotation has no effect on tools that return image content; for those, raising `MAX_MCP_OUTPUT_TOKENS` is the only option.
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13131309### Images in tool results
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13151311When an MCP tool returns a PNG, JPEG, GIF, or WebP image, Claude sees the image inline in the conversation. The inline copy may be scaled down or compressed to fit the model's image size limits. Claude Code also saves the original bytes to a file in the session's `tool-results` directory under [`~/.claude/projects/`](/docs/en/claude-directory#cleaned-up-automatically) and gives Claude the path. Claude can then crop, convert, or reuse the full-resolution file with tools such as Bash.
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