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The full tool catalog costs roughly 13,000 tokens of your AI client’s context window in standard mode (measured against a 62-tool catalog; the exact count varies by Dashboard version). That is fine for interactive use, but for long sessions or focused automation you can cut it substantially.

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Compact schema mode

Compact mode truncates tool descriptions to 60 characters and removes examples, trading roughly 20% of the catalog’s token cost for less inline documentation:
Compact mode removes inline safety warnings from tool descriptions and relies on MCP semantic annotations (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint) instead. Verify your AI client surfaces those annotations before using compact mode in a setup where destructive tools are exposed. The server-side confirmation gate still applies either way.

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Filter the tool list

Fewer tools means fewer tokens, and it is the bigger lever. The ready-made configurations in Restrict Available Tools cut the catalog cost by 53% to 94% depending on how narrow you go.

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Stack both

A focused automation setup that combines compact schemas with a four-tool whitelist reduces catalog token usage by over 90%:
This suits pipelines where the AI performs a narrow, well-understood task and does not need the rest of the catalog documented in its context.