[FEATURE] Hide built-in System Tools behind the same ToolSearch as MCP Tools

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 16, 2026 by Reithan Closed Apr 13, 2026

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Problem Statement

Right now, Claude Code CLI supports 'hiding' MCP tools behind "ToolSearch", to save context/tokens and limit model confusion over unneeded tools.

This should be extended to cover the system built-in tools as well, which take up 20-30k context by themselves.

Proposed Solution

Right now, Claude Code CLI supports 'hiding' MCP tools behind "ToolSearch", to save context/tokens and limit model confusion over unneeded tools.

This should be extended to cover the system built-in tools as well, which take up 20-30k context by themselves.

Alternative Solutions

N/A

Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

MCP server integration

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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