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MCP retrieval cost 4x more tokens than grep, until repo size flipped it
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TL;DR: Swapping grep for MCP retrieval tools cost my coding agent 4.1x more tokens on a 33-file repo, and saved 86% on a 249-file one. Same model, same tasks, opposite sign. I spent a weekend replicat...
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