- In short
- Every tool connected to a Claude-based agent expands both the attack surface and the operating cost of the system, independent of whether that tool is ever actually called. A larger available tool set does not automatically improve task performance, and it raises the chance the model selects the wrong tool for a given step. Tool count is therefore a security and cost decision, not a purely functional one.
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