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Docs Knowledge Base — removed / parked content
A dumping ground for content removed from the published docs during the docs
overhaul. Nothing here is rendered. Keep it so we don't lose nuance we may want
to reintroduce (e.g. in deeper guides, FAQs, or the LLM-facing .md output).
Each entry: what it was, where it came from, why removed, the content.
1. "Native Tools vs MCP" decision framing
Where: content/docs/native-tools-vs-mcp.mdx (whole page) + the native/MCP
tab split in quickstart.mdx.
Why removed: We decided to stop presenting native-vs-MCP as a decision the user has to make up front. Default everyone to native tools; MCP becomes an opt-in documented on a single "Using sessions via MCP" page. This removes a fork in the road from the first-run experience.
Parked content — the comparison table + token-cost argument:
Native tools give your LLM tool schemas as function definitions. Composio formats them for your specific framework (OpenAI, Anthropic, Vercel AI, etc.) through provider packages.
MCP exposes tools through the Model Context Protocol. Any MCP-compatible client can connect to a Composio MCP server URL. No provider packages needed.
Native tools MCP Setup Provider package for your framework SDK or just a URL Intercepting tool calls Yes, you can log, retry, or require approval before each call Limited, depends on what the MCP client supports Context window You control what's loaded Client loads all tools the server exposes Latency SDK calls Composio API directly MCP protocol adds overhead for tool list discovery and each execution With native tools, you choose exactly which schemas enter your LLM's context. With MCP, the client pulls the full tool list from the server. A 5-server setup can consume ~55K tokens before the conversation starts. If you're working with many tools, native tools give you more control over that cost.
Note: the token-cost framing is slightly inaccurate for Composio sessions since session.tools() returns meta tools (search/execute) rather than the full tool list — so the "55K tokens" client-loads-everything point applies to naive MCP, not necessarily to a Composio session over MCP. Worth a cleaner write-up if reintroduced.