Budgetary: estimate token spend
Pre-flight token-spend estimate (range, scenario, confidence) for a coding task, or an abstention.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
A
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
~116Tokens (tool definitions)
~786 BTypical response size
Minimal attention impact (0.09% of 128k context)
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"budgetary": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@budgetary/mcp"
]
}
}
}Runnable packages
npm@budgetary/mcp
0.13.0stdioRemote endpoints
https://api.budgetary.tools/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (1)
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⚪estimate(query, model)
Return a pre-flight, probabilistic token-spend estimate (range + scenario + confidence) for a coding task before you run it. Estimates only — it never reports your actual token usage.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The coding task or prompt you're about to run."
},
"model": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional model identifier, e.g. claude-opus-4-7."
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}Community
Evidence
Recent observations
verifiedversion not recorded1 tools
verifiedversion not recorded1 tools