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2026-09-23
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Claude Code's 25,000-token MCP limit let a 49,964-token result through. We measured both checks
A developer measured Claude Code v2.1.273's handling of large MCP tool outputs and found that its 25,000-token limit is enforced by a check that only triggers after a character-based size check, allowβ¦