Discussion: I measured MCP vs CLI token costs - the "MCP is dead" take is wrong (with data)

Saw an interesting discussion on r/MCP about this — wanted to bring it here. **Original topic:** I measured MCP vs CLI token costs - the "MCP is dead" take is wrong (with data) > Seeing a lot of "MCP is dead, just use CLI" takes lately. I maintain an MCP server with 21 tools and decided to actually measure the overhead instead of vibing about it. **Token costs (measured)** | | MCP | CLI | |---|---|---| | Upfront cost | ~1,300 tokens (21 tool schemas at session start) | 0 |... What are your thoughts? Has anyone here dealt with MCP server? --- *Discuss more at [0n MCP](https://www.0nmcp.com) — the hub for [MCP protocol implementation](https://www.0nmcp.com).*