SlimContext MCP Server
Provides AI chat history compression tools through token-based trimming and AI-powered summarization strategies to manage conversation context within token limits.
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SlimContext MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that wraps the SlimContext library, providing AI chat history compression tools for MCP-compatible clients.
Overview
SlimContext MCP Server exposes two powerful compression strategies as MCP tools:
trim_messages- Token-based compression that removes oldest messages when exceeding token thresholdssummarize_messages- AI-powered compression using OpenAI to create concise summaries
Installation
npm install -g slimcontext-mcp-server
# or
pnpm add -g slimcontext-mcp-server
Development
# Clone and setup
git clone <repository>
cd slimcontext-mcp-server
pnpm install
# Build
pnpm build
# Run in development
pnpm dev
# Type checking
pnpm typecheck
Configuration
MCP Client Setup
Add to your MCP client configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"slimcontext": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "slimcontext-mcp-server"]
}
}
}
Environment Variables
OPENAI_API_KEY: OpenAI API key for summarization (optional, can be passed as tool parameter)
Tools
trim_messages
Compresses chat history using token-based trimming strategy.
Parameters:
messages(required): Array of chat messagesmaxModelTokens(optional): Maximum model token context window (default: 8192)thresholdPercent(optional): Percentage threshold to trigger compression 0-1 (default: 0.7)minRecentMessages(optional): Minimum recent messages to preserve (default: 2)
Example:
{
"messages": [
{ "role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant." },
{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" },
{ "role": "assistant", "content": "Hi there! How can I help you today?" },
{ "role": "user", "content": "Tell me about AI." }
],
"maxModelTokens": 4000,
"thresholdPercent": 0.8,
"minRecentMessages": 2
}
Response:
{
"success": true,
"original_message_count": 4,
"compressed_message_count": 3,
"messages_removed": 1,
"compression_ratio": 0.75,
"compressed_messages": [
{ "role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant." },
{ "role": "assistant", "content": "Hi there! How can I help you today?" },
{ "role": "user", "content": "Tell me about AI." }
]
}
summarize_messages
Compresses chat history using AI-powered summarization strategy.
Parameters:
messages(required): Array of chat messagesmaxModelTokens(optional): Maximum model token context window (default: 8192)thresholdPercent(optional): Percentage threshold to trigger compression 0-1 (default: 0.7)minRecentMessages(optional): Minimum recent messages to preserve (default: 4)openaiApiKey(optional): OpenAI API key (can also use OPENAI_API_KEY env var)openaiModel(optional): OpenAI model for summarization (default: 'gpt-4o-mini')customPrompt(optional): Custom summarization prompt
Example:
{
"messages": [
{ "role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant." },
{ "role": "user", "content": "I want to build a web scraper." },
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "I can help you build a web scraper! What programming language would you prefer?"
},
{ "role": "user", "content": "Python please." },
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Great choice! For Python web scraping, I recommend using requests and BeautifulSoup..."
},
{ "role": "user", "content": "Can you show me a simple example?" }
],
"maxModelTokens": 4000,
"thresholdPercent": 0.6,
"minRecentMessages": 2,
"openaiModel": "gpt-4o-mini"
}
Response:
{
"success": true,
"original_message_count": 6,
"compressed_message_count": 4,
"messages_removed": 2,
"summary_generated": true,
"compression_ratio": 0.67,
"compressed_messages": [
{ "role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant." },
{
"role": "system",
"content": "The user expressed interest in building a web scraper and requested help with Python. The assistant recommended using requests and BeautifulSoup libraries for Python web scraping."
},
{
"role": "assistant",
"content": "Great choice! For Python web scraping, I recommend using requests and BeautifulSoup..."
},
{ "role": "user", "content": "Can you show me a simple example?" }
]
}
Message Format
Both tools expect messages in SlimContext format:
interface SlimContextMessage {
role: 'system' | 'user' | 'assistant' | 'tool' | 'human';
content: string;
}
Error Handling
All tools return structured error responses:
{
"success": false,
"error": "Error message description",
"error_type": "SlimContextError" | "OpenAIError" | "UnknownError"
}
Common error scenarios:
- Missing OpenAI API key for summarization
- Invalid message format
- OpenAI API rate limits or errors
- Invalid parameter values
Token Estimation
SlimContext uses a simple heuristic for token estimation: Math.ceil(content.length / 4) + 2. This provides a reasonable approximation for most use cases. For more accurate token counting, you would need to implement a custom token estimator in your client application.
Compression Strategies
Trimming Strategy
- Preserves all system messages
- Preserves the most recent N messages
- Removes oldest non-system messages until under token threshold
- Fast and deterministic
- No external API dependencies
Summarization Strategy
- Preserves all system messages
- Preserves the most recent N messages
- Summarizes middle portion of conversation using AI
- Creates contextually rich summaries
- Requires OpenAI API access
License
MIT
Contributing
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Make your changes
- Add tests for new functionality
- Submit a pull request
Related
- SlimContext - The underlying compression library
- Model Context Protocol - The protocol specification
- MCP SDK - TypeScript SDK for MCP
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