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pi-mcp-adapter

Updated 2026-07-16 View source ↗

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MCP (Model Context Protocol) adapter extension for Pi coding agent

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Use MCP servers with Pi without burning your context window.

Mario wrote about why you might not need MCP. The problem: tool definitions are verbose. A single MCP server can burn 10k+ tokens, and you're paying that cost whether you use those tools or not. Connect a few servers and you've burned half your context window before the conversation starts.

His take: skip MCP entirely, write simple CLI tools instead.

But the MCP ecosystem has useful stuff - databases, browsers, APIs. This adapter gives you access without the bloat. One proxy tool (200 tokens) instead of hundreds. The agent discovers what it needs on-demand. Servers only start when you actually use them.

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Downloads / week 37.7k 2026-07-16