Token efficiency: tools for developers

Tools that reduce token costs, compress context or cache LLM requests. An entry can appear under several use cases when its topics or description provide several explicit signals.

92 entries in this view.

Tool ranking

Ranked by measured growth, normalized across sources. Raw values keep their source-specific window, shown under each tool; a change requires at least two snapshots from the last 7 days.

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vibe-skill
Skill
ActiveLast commit 22 days ago · 2026-08-11
Claude Code skill — delegate coding tasks to Mistral Vibe, supervise via git diff & save 50-90% Claude token usage
Shell
- claude
- claude-ai
- claude-ai-skills
- claude-code
- claude-skill
githubcreated 3 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/pcx-wave/vibe-skill ~/.claude/skills/vibe-skill
117GitHub starsstable
2
pith
Skill
DormantLast commit 4 months ago · 2026-05-06
Pith is the hook that makes Claude Code sessions last 3x longer.
PythonLicense: MIT
- anthropic
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- llm-tools
- token-optimization
githubcreated 4 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add abhisekjha/pith
98GitHub starsstable
3
ppt-report-skills
Skill
DormantLast commit 3 months ago · 2026-06-03
A Claude Code skill for web report decks — richer ECharts charts, one file per slide (edit one page, save tokens), and complex structure diagrams. 16:9 & vertical, PDF/image export.网页版 PPT 汇报的 Claude Code skill：ECharts 把数据画得更好看、每页一个文件改一页省…
HTMLLicense: MIT
- ai
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-skills
githubcreated 3 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/myunwang/ppt-report-skills ~/.claude/skills/ppt-report-skills
81GitHub starsstable
4
Spiderbrain-V3
Skill
DormantLast commit 3 months ago · 2026-06-04
SpiderBrain v3 is a multi-platform skill/framework to reduce token usage and AI hallucinations across Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools.
- agent-skills
- ai
- ai-agents
- anthropic
- claude
githubcreated 3 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/abhishek-performdigital/Spiderbrain-V3 ~/.claude/skills/Spiderbrain-V3
65GitHub starsstable
5
toonify-mcp
MCP
ActiveLast commit 17 days ago · 2026-08-16
Context compression plugin for Claude Code. Automatically trims large tool output—JSON, YAML, stack traces, and logs—before it enters the context window.
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- context-compression
- context-window
- developer-tooling
githubcreated 8 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
64GitHub starsstable
6
webfetch
Skill
ActiveLast commit 42 days ago · 2026-07-23
Own your LLM's web search: a local search->fetch->rank pipeline that replaces hosted web-search tools. Measured: matches hosted accuracy at 66% lower cost and up to 88% fewer tokens, plus a precision-tuned semantic caching with…
PythonLicense: MIT
- agent-memory
- agent-skills
- agentic-workflow
- agents
- anthropic
githubcreated 4 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/firish/webfetch ~/.claude/skills/webfetch
55GitHub starsstable
7
lazy-cat
Skill
ActiveLast commit 2 months ago · 2026-06-11
Claude Code skills for developers who code like cats — never more effort than the problem requires.
JavaScriptLicense: MIT
- ai-productivity
- anthropic
- cat
- claude
- claude-code
githubcreated 3 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/albertobarnabo/lazy-cat ~/.claude/skills/lazy-cat
50GitHub starsstable
8
token-reducer
Skill
DormantLast commit 4 months ago · 2026-05-02
⚡ Cut Claude token usage by 90%+ — free, open-source, local-first context compression for Claude Code. Hybrid RAG (BM25 + ONNX vectors), AST chunking, reranking. No API needed.
PythonLicense: MIT
- ai-tools
- bm25
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- context-compression
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add Madhan230205/token-reducer
44GitHub starsstable
9
Few-Word
Skill
DormantLast commit 7 months ago · 2026-01-23
Claude Code plugin that offloads large outputs to filesystem and retrieves when required.
Python
- ai-agents
- claude-code
- claude-code-hooks
- claude-code-plugin
- claude-code-plugins
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add sheeki03/Few-Word
38GitHub starsstable
10
unclog
MCP
DormantLast commit 4 months ago · 2026-04-25
Audit MCP servers, skills, and CLAUDE.md bloat eating your Claude Code context window.
PythonLicense: MIT
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- cli
- context-window
githubcreated 4 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
35GitHub starsstable
11
context-graph-compressor
Skill
DormantLast commit 3 months ago · 2026-05-30
Convert long AI conversations into portable conversation state graphs for LLM handoffs.
License: MIT
- age
- agent
- ai
- chatgpt
- claude-ai
githubcreated 3 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/Adityapal67/context-graph-compressor ~/.claude/skills/context-graph-compressor
35GitHub starsstable
12
claude-code-eco
Skill
ActiveLast commit 17 days ago · 2026-08-16
Eco mode for Claude Code. /eco: -31% to -73% output tokens with critical findings intact; /eco-max: up to -75% with lowered effort. Measured hardest on Claude Fable 5 (fable5), deep-studied on Sonnet 5, works on Opus 4.8 too. We publish our…
JavaScriptLicense: MIT
- ai-agents
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-ai
- claude-code
githubcreated 2 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add sup3x/claude-code-eco
33GitHub starsstable
13
super-token-saver
Skill
ActiveLast commit 2 days ago · 2026-09-01
Restore prior Claude Code AND Codex sessions with zero LLM calls. Cross-tool session handoff, cache-expiry prevention, real cost dashboard. One plugin, both hosts.
JavaScriptLicense: Apache-2.0
- anthropic-api
- api-cost
- billing-analytics
- cache-management
- claude-code
githubcreated 4 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add ww-w-ai/super-token-saver
31GitHub starsstable
14
claude-teams-brain
Skill
DormantLast commit 5 months ago · 2026-03-15
Give your Claude Code Agent Teams a memory. Auto-injects role-specific context into every new teammate — your team never starts blind again.
Python
- agent-teams
- ai-agents
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-ai
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add Gr122lyBr/claude-teams-brain
26GitHub starsstable
15
senior-fable
Skill
ActiveLast commit 35 days ago · 2026-07-29
Tech-lead orchestration for Claude Code — the top-tier model (Fable) keeps architecture & decisions, cheap subagents (Sonnet/Opus) do the routine and the digging. Save tokens without losing quality.
License: MIT
- agent-skills
- ai-agents
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-code
githubcreated 2 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add AndyShaman/senior-fable
23GitHub starsstable
16
fable-baton
Skill
ActiveLast commit 30 days ago · 2026-08-03
Claude Code plugin: Fable 5 as a token-frugal orchestrator with tiered Opus/Sonnet/Haiku agents
HTMLLicense: MIT
- anthropic
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- fable
- hooks
githubcreated 54 days agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add realgarit/fable-baton
22GitHub starsstable
17
permafrost
Skill
ActiveLast commit 2 months ago · 2026-06-23
Freeze Claude Code's prompt prefix so DeepSeek's automatic cache always hits — alignment proxy + coalescing + keepalive, installable as a CC plugin. Measured 64% cheaper on real Claude Code traffic.
PythonLicense: MIT
- cache-optimization
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- cost-optimization
- deepseek
githubcreated 2 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add jianzhichun/permafrost
21GitHub starsstable
18
catalyst
Skill
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-01
Token-efficient Claude Code workspace with parallel agents and persistent memory. Research → Plan → Implement → Validate workflow.
JavaScript
- agent-memory
- agentic-coding
- ai-agents
- ai-coding
- claude-code-commands
githubcreated 11 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add coalesce-labs/catalyst
20GitHub starsstable
19
laconic
Skill
ActiveLast commit 52 days ago · 2026-07-12
Token-compression skill. An adaptation of caveman — short common words, trust context, say just enough, be laconic.
PythonLicense: MIT
- ai-assistant
- anthropic
- brevity
- claude
- claude-code
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add GabrielBarberini/laconic
19GitHub starsstable
20
pdf-decompiler-mcp
MCP
ActiveLast commit 29 days ago · 2026-08-04
A MCP that turns PDFs into structured text, tables, figures, metadata, annotations, and page-level evidence for selective retrieval by MCP-compatible AI agents. Improves the information quality AI agents receive while also reducing token…
JavaScriptLicense: AGPL-3.0
- ai
- ai-tools
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
githubcreated 4 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
17GitHub starsstable
21
voly
Agent
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-01
Control plane for AI coding agents: route tasks, reduce token spend, run multi-agent workflows, fallback executors, and track cost per task.
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- a2a
- ag-ui
- agentic-ai
- ai-agents
- ai-coding
githubcreated 2 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
16GitHub starsstable
22
lossless-code
MCP
DormantLast commit 3 months ago · 2026-05-16
DAG-based Lossless Context Management for Claude Code. Every message preserved, summaries cascade as a DAG, patterns extracted via Lossless Dream — full recall and reflection across sessions.
PythonLicense: MIT
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- coding-agent
- context-management
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
15GitHub starsstable
23
claude-code-optimizer
CLI
DormantLast commit 5 months ago · 2026-03-30
Optimize Claude Code token usage — 22 skills, 8 hooks, 6 rules. One npm install. Zero manual steps. Cut costs by 67%.
ShellLicense: MIT
- ai
- ai-coding
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-code
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
9GitHub starsstable
24
claude-mini-hud
Skill
ActiveLast commit 7 days ago · 2026-08-27
对标 claude-hud 核心功能，控制在 7 行以内更轻量。内置 13 个国产大模型平台用量查询 (智谱 GLM / MiniMax / DeepSeek / Kimi / StepFun / SiliconFlow 等)，第三方代理用户也能实时看到额度消耗。
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- cli
githubcreated 2 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add zander-zyx/claude-mini-hud
9GitHub starsstable
25
mcp-recall
Skill
ActiveLast commit 13 days ago · 2026-08-20
mcp-recall compresses MCP tool outputs (94 KB → 3.5 KB · 96%) and stores full results in SQLite for retrieval — up to 30x more tool calls per session for heavy MCP workloads.
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- bun
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- context-window
githubcreated 6 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add sakebomb/mcp-recall
8GitHub starsstable

Token efficiency: tools for developers

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Tool ranking

vibe-skill

pith

ppt-report-skills

Spiderbrain-V3

toonify-mcp

webfetch

lazy-cat

token-reducer

Few-Word

unclog

context-graph-compressor

claude-code-eco

super-token-saver

claude-teams-brain

senior-fable

fable-baton

permafrost

catalyst

laconic

pdf-decompiler-mcp

voly

lossless-code

claude-code-optimizer

claude-mini-hud

mcp-recall