Token-Efficient MCP Server

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Implementation Reference

• src/index.ts:297-385 (handler)

  Main handler for batch_process_csv tool. Processes multiple CSV files (max 5) with consistent filtering and optional aggregation. Calls executeProcessCSV for each file, aggregates results, and returns token metrics with estimated 80% savings compared to individual file calls.

  private async batchProcessCSV(args: {
    file_paths: string[];
    filter_expr?: string;
    columns?: string[];
    limit?: number;
    aggregate?: boolean;
  }): Promise<{ content: any[] }> {
    const startTime = Date.now();
    const filePaths = args.file_paths.slice(0, 5); // Max 5 files
    const results: any[] = [];
  
    for (const filePath of filePaths) {
      try {
        const singleArgs = {
          file_path: filePath,
          filter_expr: args.filter_expr,
          columns: args.columns,
          limit: args.limit || 100,
          offset: 0,
          response_format: 'summary'
        };
  
        const innerResult = await this.executeProcessCSV(singleArgs);
        results.push({
          file_path: filePath,
          success: true,
          result: innerResult.result
        });
      } catch (error: any) {
        results.push({
          file_path: filePath,
          success: false,
          error: error.message
        });
      }
    }
  
    const processingTime = Date.now() - startTime;
    const successful = results.filter(r => r.success);
  
    let finalResult: any;
  
    if (args.aggregate) {
      // Aggregate results
      finalResult = {
        success: true,
        batch_summary: {
          total_files: filePaths.length,
          successful: successful.length,
          failed: results.length - successful.length,
          processing_time_ms: processingTime
        },
        aggregated_data: {
          total_rows: successful.reduce((sum, r) => sum + (r.result?.total_rows || 0), 0),
          filtered_rows: successful.reduce((sum, r) => sum + (r.result?.filtered_rows || 0), 0),
          returned_rows: successful.reduce((sum, r) => sum + (r.result?.returned_rows || 0), 0),
        },
        per_file_results: results
      };
    } else {
      finalResult = {
        success: true,
        total_files: filePaths.length,
        successful: successful.length,
        failed: results.length - successful.length,
        processing_time_ms: processingTime,
        results
      };
    }
  
    return {
      content: [{
        type: 'text',
        text: JSON.stringify({
          ...finalResult,
          token_metrics: {
            input_tokens: this.estimateTokens(JSON.stringify(args)),
            output_tokens: this.estimateTokens(JSON.stringify(finalResult)),
            result_size_bytes: this.getResultSizeBytes(finalResult),
            processing_time_ms: processingTime,
            cached: false,
            cache_hit: false,
            estimated_savings_percent: '80',
            note: 'Batch processing saves ~80% vs individual file calls'
          }
        }, null, 2)
      }]
    };
  }

• src/index.ts:702-716 (schema)

  Tool registration schema defining batch_process_csv input parameters: file_paths (array of max 5), filter_expr, columns, limit, and aggregate flag. Includes description emphasizing 80% token savings for multiple files.

  name: 'batch_process_csv',
  title: 'Batch Process Multiple CSV Files',
  description: 'Process multiple CSV files in a single call with consistent filtering. Achieves 80% token savings for multiple files vs individual calls.',
  inputSchema: {
    type: 'object',
    properties: {
      file_paths: { type: 'array', items: { type: 'string' }, description: 'Paths to CSV files (max 5)', minItems: 1, maxItems: 5 },
      filter_expr: { type: 'string', description: 'Filter expression applied to all files' },
      columns: { type: 'array', items: { type: 'string' }, description: 'Columns to select from all files' },
      limit: { type: 'number', default: 100, description: 'Maximum rows per file' },
      aggregate: { type: 'boolean', default: false, description: 'If true, combine results from all files into aggregated summary' },
    },
    required: ['file_paths'],
    $schema: 'https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema',
  },

• src/index.ts:104-105 (registration)

  Switch case routing tool call 'batch_process_csv' to the batchProcessCSV handler method.

  case 'batch_process_csv':
    return await this.batchProcessCSV(args as any);

• src/index.ts:724-850 (helper)

  executeProcessCSV helper method that performs actual CSV processing using Python/pandas. Supports caching, filtering, column selection, aggregation, and pagination. Generates dynamic Python code for each file.

    private async executeProcessCSV(args: any): Promise<ProcessResult> {
      const cacheKey = ResultCache.generateKey('process_csv', args);
      const cached = this.cache.get(cacheKey);
  
      if (cached) {
        const cachedResult = cached.result as ProcessResult;
        // Don't return cached errors
        if (!cachedResult.success) {
          return cachedResult;
        }
        return {
          success: true,
          result: {
            ...(cachedResult.result || {}),
            cached: true,
            cache_hit: true
          },
          token_metrics: {
            input_tokens: cachedResult.token_metrics?.input_tokens || 0,
            output_tokens: cachedResult.token_metrics?.output_tokens || 0,
            result_size_bytes: cachedResult.token_metrics?.result_size_bytes || 0,
            processing_time_ms: cachedResult.token_metrics?.processing_time_ms || 0,
            cached: true,
            cache_hit: true,
            estimated_savings_percent: '90'
          }
        };
      }
  
      const startTime = Date.now();
      const offset = args.offset || 0;
      const limit = args.limit || 100;
      const aggregateBy = args.aggregate_by || '';
      const aggFunc = args.agg_func || 'mean';
  
      const pythonCode = `
  import pandas as pd
  import json
  import sys
  
  try:
      # Read CSV
      df = pd.read_csv('${args.file_path}')
      total_rows = len(df)
  
      # Apply filters
      if '${args.filter_expr || ''}':
          df = df.query('${args.filter_expr}')
  
      filtered_count = len(df)
  
      # Select columns
      if ${JSON.stringify(args.columns || [])}:
          df = df[${JSON.stringify(args.columns)}]
  
      # Handle aggregation (groupby)
      if '${aggregateBy}':
          agg_func = '${aggFunc}'
          grouped = df.groupby('${aggregateBy}', dropna=False)
  
          result = {
              'total_rows': total_rows,
              'filtered_rows': filtered_count,
              'grouped': True,
              'group_by_column': '${aggregateBy}',
              'aggregation_function': agg_func,
              'num_groups': len(grouped),
              'groups': {}
          }
  
          for group_name, group_df in grouped:
              group_stats = {}
              numeric_cols = group_df.select_dtypes(include=['number']).columns
  
              for col in numeric_cols:
                  if agg_func == 'count':
                      group_stats[col] = len(group_df[col].dropna())
                  elif agg_func == 'sum':
                      group_stats[col] = float(group_df[col].sum())
                  elif agg_func == 'mean':
                      group_stats[col] = float(group_df[col].mean())
                  elif agg_func == 'min':
                      group_stats[col] = float(group_df[col].min())
                  elif agg_func == 'max':
                      group_stats[col] = float(group_df[col].max())
  
              result['groups'][str(group_name)] = {
                  'count': len(group_df),
                  'stats': group_stats
              }
  
          print(json.dumps(result))
      else:
          # Apply offset and limit (pagination)
          df = df.iloc[${offset}:${offset + limit}]
  
          result = {
              'total_rows': total_rows,
              'filtered_rows': filtered_count,
              'returned_rows': len(df),
              'offset': ${offset},
              'limit': ${limit},
              'has_more': ${offset + limit} < filtered_count,
              'columns': list(df.columns),
          }
  
          if '${args.response_format || 'summary'}' == 'summary':
              numeric_cols = df.select_dtypes(include=['number']).columns.tolist()
              if len(numeric_cols) > 0:
                  result['data_summary'] = df[numeric_cols].describe().to_dict()
              result['sample_data'] = df.head(5).to_dict('records')
          else:
              result['data'] = df.to_dict('records')
  
          print(json.dumps(result))
  
  except Exception as e:
      print(json.dumps({
          'success': False,
          'error': str(e)
      }))
  `;
  
      const result = await this.executePython(pythonCode);
      const processingTime = Date.now() - startTime;
  
      // Only cache successful results

• src/index.ts:129-138 (helper)

  Utility methods estimateTokens and getResultSizeBytes used by batch_process_csv to calculate token metrics and result sizes for performance tracking.

  private estimateTokens(text: string): number {
    return Math.ceil(text.length / 4);
  }
  
  /**
   * Calculate result size in bytes
   */
  private getResultSizeBytes(result: any): number {
    return JSON.stringify(result).length;
  }