mcp-profile CLI helps Claude Code users manage MCP server tool overload

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A developer has released mcp-profile, a lightweight, dependency-free command-line tool designed for Claude Code users who run multiple MCP servers simultaneously. The tool addresses a common warning triggered when too many MCP tools are loaded at once in Claude Code environments. It works by editing the enabledMcpjsonServers and disabledMcpjsonServers configuration fields to activate or deactivate named server profiles on demand. The project is open source and available on GitHub at github.com/pozga/mcp-profile. The creator is seeking community feedback on the tool's usefulness and whether features like team-shared profiles or a dashboard would justify a paid offering.

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