pi-mcp-adapter

by nicobailon · TypeScript · ★ 546

Token-efficient MCP adapter for Pi coding agent

#ai#claude#coding-agent#extension#llm#mcp#model-context-protocol#pi

Install

npx -y github:nicobailon/pi-mcp-adapter

Claude Desktop config

Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pi-mcp-adapter": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "github:nicobailon/pi-mcp-adapter"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the README

Use MCP servers with [Pi](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/) without burning your context window. https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4b7c66ff-e27e-4639-b195-22c3db406a5a Mario wrote about [why you might not need MCP](https://mariozechner.at/posts/2025-11-02-what-if-you-dont-need-mcp/). The problem: tool definitions are verbose. A single MCP server can burn 10k+ tokens, and you're paying that cost whether you use those tools or not. Connect a few servers and you've burned half your context window before the conversation starts. His take: skip MCP entirely, write simple CLI tools i…

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