light-tools: Keep MCP Tool Output Small for Coding Agents
Select-Lifeguard-658 · reddit · 2026-08-26
Open-source MCP toolset light-tools to reduce context waste in coding agents.
Features:
- Windowed reads: Continuation-based reading instead of full dumps.
- In-place span edits: Edits without full rewrites.
- Output dedupe/collapse: Automatic compression of redundant info.
- Safer reversible writes: Supports rollback.
It pairs with existing indexers/search to make the tool layer cheaper and more reliable, reducing retry turns caused by noisy context. Tested with Claude Code and Codex on large repos.
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