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CLIs are more token-efficient than MCP. Or are they?

calendar_today July 30, 2026 person Stefan Judis domain checkly

MCP servers used to be the token-hungry option. Deferred tool loading and resource links changed that. A side-by-side Playwright MCP vs CLI token comparison.

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