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Meet Token Saver: An Open-Source MCP Extension Using Local Hybrid RAG to Cut Claude ...
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Fusion42 · 30 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Marktechpost AI team has released Token Saver, an open-source extension for the Claude desktop application. It uses a local hybrid RAG system to analyse large PDFs, reducing token consumption by 90-99% while improving privacy by processing files on the user's machine.
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Open-source tools are now fixing the crippling token costs of using large models like Claude for document analysis. This proves you can build a cost-saving privacy layer that sits between your users' documents and the cloud AI.
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