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Dynamic ReAct: Scalable Tool Selection for Large-Scale MCP Environments

arXiv 2509.20386 ↗First posted 22 Sep 2025cs.SE cs.AI cs.IRcited by 6

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Abstract (arXiv)

We present Dynamic ReAct, a novel approach for enabling ReAct agents to efficiently operate with extensive Model Control Protocol (MCP) tool sets that exceed the contextual memory limitations of large language models. Our approach addresses the fundamental challenge of tool selection in environments containing hundreds or thousands of available tools, where loading all tools simultaneously is computationally infeasible. We propose and evaluate five distinct architectures that progressively refine the tool selection process, culminating in a search-and-load mechanism that achieves intelligent tool selection with minimal computational overhead. Our experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach reduces tool loading by up to 50% while maintaining task completion accuracy, advancing the path towards truly general-purpose AI agents capable of dynamically adapting to diverse task environments.

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  1. 2025ScaleMCP: Dynamic and Auto-Synchronizing Model Context Protocol Tools for LLM Agentscited by 36
  2. 2025MCP-Zero: Active Tool Discovery for Autonomous LLM Agentscited by 33
  3. 2025RAG-MCP: Mitigating Prompt Bloat in LLM Tool Selection via Retrieval-Augmented Generationcited by 28

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  1. 2025AutoTool: Efficient Tool Selection for Large Language Model Agents
  2. 2025Unifying Dynamic Tool Creation and Cross-Task Experience Sharing through Cognitive Memory Architecture
  3. 2025Adaptive Tool Generation with Models as Tools and Reinforcement Learning
  4. 2026ToolSearcher: Optimizing Tool Selection at Scale via Reinforcement Learning
  5. 2025LiveMCP-101: Stress Testing and Diagnosing MCP-enabled Agents on Challenging Queries
  6. 2026SING: Synthetic Intention Graph for Scalable Active Tool Discovery in LLM Agents
  7. 2026ToolAtlas: Learning Once, Reusing Everywhere with Tool-Side Memory
  8. 2026Beyond Single-Shot: Multi-step Tool Retrieval via Query Planning