Solution

MCP Curation Stack (Audit + Trim)

Default MCP installs grow to 70+ skills across an agent's tool surface. Each skill description costs ~150 input tokens per message. At 300 messages/week, that's 5-10 skills × $5-10

The Problem

Default MCP installs grow to 70+ skills across an agent's tool surface. Each skill description costs ~150 input tokens per message. At 300 messages/week, that's 5-10 skills × $5-10/week of avoidable LLM spend per heavy user.

The Scavio Solution

2-week usage audit + drop never-invoked skills + drop duplicates + replace 5-8 narrow web/scrape skills with one Scavio MCP. Quarterly re-audit.

Before

70+ skill folder, ~10K input tokens per message just describing tools. 300 messages/week × Sonnet/Opus rates = real bill.

After

26-skill folder + Scavio MCP for the consolidated web/search/scrape role. Per-message input overhead drops 4-8K tokens.

Who It Is For

Heavy Claude Code / Hermes / OpenClaw users, agent power-users running 200+ messages/week, agencies billing per-message agent time.

Key Benefits

  • Per-message input tokens drop measurably
  • Routing accuracy improves (less ambiguity)
  • One Scavio MCP replaces 5-8 narrow skills
  • Quarterly audit prevents drift
  • $5-10/week saved per heavy user

Python Example

Python
# This is a config-discipline stack. The actionable part is one CLI line:
# claude mcp add scavio https://mcp.scavio.dev/mcp --header 'x-api-key: $SCAVIO_API_KEY'
# Plus drop unused skills from the default folder.

JavaScript Example

JavaScript
// No JS — config discipline.

Platforms Used

Google

Web search with knowledge graph, PAA, and AI overviews

Frequently Asked Questions

Default MCP installs grow to 70+ skills across an agent's tool surface. Each skill description costs ~150 input tokens per message. At 300 messages/week, that's 5-10 skills × $5-10/week of avoidable LLM spend per heavy user.

2-week usage audit + drop never-invoked skills + drop duplicates + replace 5-8 narrow web/scrape skills with one Scavio MCP. Quarterly re-audit.

Heavy Claude Code / Hermes / OpenClaw users, agent power-users running 200+ messages/week, agencies billing per-message agent time.

Yes. Scavio's free tier includes 500 credits per month with no credit card required. That is enough to validate this solution in your workflow.

MCP Curation Stack (Audit + Trim)

2-week usage audit + drop never-invoked skills + drop duplicates + replace 5-8 narrow web/scrape skills with one Scavio MCP. Quarterly re-audit.