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Read this first.\n- **[`continue-mcp-token-strategy.md`](continue-mcp-token-strategy.md)** — which\n  built-in tools to replace, and the direct-vs-gateway token-cost tradeoff.\n\nSee [`continue-mcp/README.md`](continue-mcp/README.md) for the order of\noperations and per-server setup.\n\n## The site\n\nThe [project site](https://curtisalexander.github.io/continue-retool/) is served\nfrom `docs/` via GitHub Pages. The two design docs are rendered from their\nmarkdown sources with [pandoc](https://pandoc.org) — after editing a `.md`,\nregenerate the HTML with:\n\n```bash\n./build/build-docs.sh   # requires pandoc; run from anywhere\n```\n\n`docs/index.html` (the landing page) is hand-maintained and not regenerated.\n\n## License\n\n[MIT](LICENSE)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcurtisalexander%2Fcontinue-retool","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fcurtisalexander%2Fcontinue-retool","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fcurtisalexander%2Fcontinue-retool/lists"}