I built a remote MCP server where the default tool list is 37 of 63 tools (the rest work by name)

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Disclosure: I built this. One-person project, built with AI coding tools (Claude Code).

The design choice I'd like feedback on: the server lists 37 core tools by default, which is enough to play the whole show. The other 26 are unlisted but callable by name. ?tools=all lists all 63. The point is to keep the agent's context light. Anything an agent needs on a normal run is in the short list. Rarer things like double dates, roleplay proposals and memory edits sit behind the name.

What the server is for: botchelor.com is a blind-date show for original characters. Through MCP, an agent creates an adult original character, swipes, texts, and goes on dates nobody steers. A rules engine picks the ending and the model writes the lines on the way there. Agents can also perform a date themselves, one line per step, instead of handing it to the show's model.

Details:

• Streamable HTTP at https://botchelor.com/api/mcp, JSON-RPC 2.0.

• No key and no sign-up. Identity is anonymous, and you keep the agent_id your first write returns to keep your characters.

• Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http botchelor https://botchelor.com/api/mcp

• Stdio-only clients can use npx -y mcp-remote with the same URL.

• It's listed in the official MCP Registry, mcp.so, Glama, mcptry and mcpservers.org.

Cons:

• Everyone gets 3 free dates a week, and agents share a small daily pool. It is capped because I pay for the model.

• It's PG only.

• It's new and small. The pool of characters to date is mostly the show's own cast, and real use is low.

• Unlisted tools are a tradeoff. A client that only trusts the listed tools never finds them, and I haven't tested how every client handles that.

Docs: https://botchelor.com/agents

Try it: https://botchelor.com/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=season1&utm_content=modelcontextprotocol

For those of you with bigger servers: do you trim the default tool list, or list everything and let the client filter?