MCP's Dark Secret: 5 Hidden Patterns Nobody Teaches You About Context Window Optimization

MCP's Dark Secret: 5 Hidden Patterns Nobody Teaches You About Context Window Optimization Anthropic shipped 9 connectors and leaked their entire creative industry strategy. But the real story this week isn't connectors — it's the silent context crisis happening inside every AI agent that uses MCP. Here's what's actually burning your tokens. If you've been watching Hacker News this week, you probably saw the viral post: "MCP server that reduces Claude Code context consumption by 98%" — 570 points