What's Loaded MCP Server

Skills are cheap to install and permanently expensive to keep. A skill's name and description go into the system prompt of every session, forever — only the body is loaded on demand. Install a few…

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the What's Loaded MCP Server?

whats-loaded-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the stcmain/whats-loaded-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Skills are cheap to install and permanently expensive to keep. A skill's name and description go into the system prompt of every session, forever —…”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Installation

The documented npm package is whats-loaded-mcp. The configuration below comes from the maintainer’s example; adapt its paths and account values to your environment.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
context_budgetThe headline: how much is loaded before you type, split by source. Start here
skill_costsSkills ranked by token cost, so you trim where it actually pays
duplicate_skillsThe same skill installed more than once — usually pure waste
memory_filesCLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md sizes and what their @import lines silently pull in
mcp_serversEvery MCP server configured across your clients, and which config declares it

How to install the What's Loaded MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "whats-loaded": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "whats-loaded-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.