Million-dollar problem in its own way.
Summary
Ogcode 的团队分享了其用户数据洞察:开发者安装大量 skills 和 MCP 工具导致 agent 选错工具并浪费高达 77% 的 token,他们正在研发能按需动态选择工具的解决方案,并向社区征集思路。
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