{"version":"2.1.248","anchor":"mcp-token-counts-no-longer-include-tools-the-model-never-see","canonical_anchor":"mcp-token-counts-no-longer-include-tools-the-model-never-see","heading":"MCP token counts no longer include tools the model never sees","tier":"notice","area":"MCP","scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248\/e\/mcp-token-counts-no-longer-include-tools-the-model-never-see","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.248","markdown":"### MCP token counts no longer include tools the model never sees\n\nMCP token counts now exclude tools that were never sent to the model.\n\n**What**\n\nThe MCP context and token breakdown now compares the full tool list against the set actually sent to the model. Tools that are held back report zero tokens and show as not loaded, and their tokens are removed from the total. If every MCP tool is held back, the total is 0.\n\n**Evidence**\n\n`mcpToolTokens`\n\n- Area: MCP\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 4\/5\n- Signal: 3\/5"}