About Token Counter
Counts tokens under OpenAI-compatible (tiktoken) encodings, by model or encoding name
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://apished.com/mcp/v1/tokensclaude mcp add --transport http com-apished-token-counter https://apished.com/mcp/v1/tokens{"mcpServers":{"com-apished-token-counter":{"type":"http","url":"https://apished.com/mcp/v1/tokens"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-apished-token-counter":{"type":"http","url":"https://apished.com/mcp/v1/tokens"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-apished-token-counter":{"type":"http","url":"https://apished.com/mcp/v1/tokens"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-apished-token-counter":{"serverUrl":"https://apished.com/mcp/v1/tokens"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
1| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | string | Yes | |
| model | string | No | e.g. gpt-4o; exactly one of model/encoding |
| encoding | string | No | o200k_base or cl100k_base; exactly one of model/encoding |
Details
The maintainer has not added details yet. Check the README in the repository.
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An open protocol that defines how AI applications connect to external tools and data in a uniform way. Clients talk to the model; MCP servers provide tools, resources and prompt templates. They exchange standard messages, so one server can be reused by many clients.