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BSWEN — How to Reduce Claude Code Token Usage with CLIs

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  1. 2026-04-06 / SKILLSCLI-Over-MCP Token Optimization: Replace MCP Servers with Native CLIs for 40% Token Savings — BenchmarkedA benchmarked comparison shows migrating from 4 MCP servers to native CLIs (gh, git, psql, fd, rg) reduced total session tokens from 87,000 to 52,000 — a 40.2% reduction. MCP servers inject persistent tool schemas consuming 5,200+ tokens per session before any work begins. With CLI tools, tokens are only consumed during command execution and output. Three connected MCP servers burn 4,000+ tokens before typing a word. The fix: if a CLI exists for a tool, use it over MCP.
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