SZSan zhanginmcptoon.hashnode.dev·1d ago · 5 min readClaude Code / Codex / Cursor / Hermes Agent: zero config, one shared MCP config and skill setOne environment variable, four clients, one silent miss Last week I added an environment variable to one of my MCP servers — API_BASE, pointed at an internal host. Added it in Claude Code. Worked. Add00
SZSan zhanginmcptoon.hashnode.dev·3d ago · 5 min readStop Hand-Crafting MCP JSON for Cursor and Claude Code: Sync Once, Cut 98% Discovery TokensLast Friday, while cross-debugging a payment refactoring branch, I had Cursor open on my left monitor for frontend reviews and Claude Code running in my terminal on the right. To let both AI assistant01Y
SZSan zhanginmcptoon.hashnode.dev·Oct 1 · 4 min readThe Name Index Pattern: Cutting Agent Context 99.2% on Tools and Skills AlikeThere's a pattern I keep reaching for whenever an agent's context gets crowded, and it took me too long to notice it applies in two places at once. The pattern is small: keep names resident, fetch bod01N
SZSan zhanginmcptoon.hashnode.dev·Sep 10 · 4 min readThe 4,250-Token Handshake: What 24 MCP Tools Charge Before Your Agent Answers a Single QuestionIf you run an AI agent wired to MCP servers, there's a handshake happening before every single reply — and you've never seen the invoice. This post is that invoice, itemized, plus the exact engineerin00
SZSan zhanginmcptoon.hashnode.dev·Sep 9 · 2 min readMCP Tool Discovery Ate 3,384 Tokens per Turn. I Got It Down to 816 with mcptoonMCP Tool Discovery Ate 3,384 Tokens per Turn. I Got It Down to 816. Every time your AI Agent or coding assistant (like Claude Code or Cursor) connects to your infrastructure stack, it pays a silent "e00
