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CODE EXECUTION WITH MCP: BUILDING MORE EFFICIENT AGENTS

anthropic.com15 min read

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Code execution can enable agents to interact with MCP servers more efficiently. When too many servers are connected, tool definitions and results can consume excessive tokens, reducing agent efficiency. Many of the problems with MCP feel novel, but they have known solutions from software engineering. Code execution applies established patterns to agents, letting them use familiar programming constructs to interact with MCP servers more efficiently.