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One Query Parameter Cut 19% of Our Claude Code Context Burn

v1.23.18 shipped ?profile=core to the gotcontext MCP gateway. New plugin installs now default to 7 tools (~2K tokens) instead of 142 (~38K tokens). Here is exactly what changed, what 19% does and does not mean, and how to switch profiles.

2026-05-20James Hollingsworth7 min read

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