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.

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Ranked by normalized popularity 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.

  1. 1

    MCP
    Active

    Cut AI agent token costs 5-15x — routes only relevant code symbols instead of full files.

    ↓ 55 downloads/weekPythonLicense: MIT

      mcpmeasured growthOpen source ↗

      Install claude mcp add agent-booster -- uvx agent-booster

      1GitHub starsstable
    • 2

      MCP
      Dormant

      Analyze your MCP setup: token costs, grades, duplicates, and optimization tips

      ↓ 62 downloads/weekTypeScriptLicense: MIT

        mcpmeasured growthOpen source ↗

        Install claude mcp add mcp-checkup -- npx mcp-checkup

        1GitHub starsstable
      • 3

        Skill
        Dormant

        Agent context gate for Codex, Claude Code, Copilot, MCP, Cursor, Cline, Gemini and Windsurf repos

        TypeScript
        • agent-readiness
        • ai-security
        • claude-agents
        • claude-code
        • cli

        githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

        Install git clone https://github.com/grnbtqdbyx-create/contextforge ~/.claude/skills/contextforge

        1GitHub starsstable
      • 4

        Skill
        Active

        A skill that shrink noisy log/output 60-90% before read — filter, group, dedupe, truncate. Cut token, cut cost, keep signal. By Dhayalan (aka Joy).

        PythonLicense: MIT
        • claude
        • claude-ai
        • claude-code
        • claude-code-plugin
        • claude-code-skill

        githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

        Install /plugin marketplace add Da-ya7/PromptCompressor-skill

        1GitHub starsstable
      • 5

        MCP
        Active

        Context optimization for LLM agents: tool registry, result masking, budgeting, compaction.

        RustLicense: NOASSERTION

          mcpmeasured growthOpen source ↗

          Install claude mcp add distil -- npx @munhq/distil

          1GitHub starsstable
        • 6

          Skill
          Active

          Cut Claude Code token costs by delegating bulk LLM work to cheap models. 600+ models via NanoGPT, OpenRouter, Groq or local Ollama — batched, resumable, with real per-call cost tracking.

          PythonLicense: MIT
          • ai-agents
          • batch-processing
          • cheap-llm
          • claude-code
          • claude-code-agents

          githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

          Install /plugin marketplace add bicced/sidequest

          1GitHub starsstable
        • 7

          MCP
          Active

          Statically audits MCP tool surfaces for token cost, schema quality, and design issues.

          TypeScript

            mcpmeasured growthOpen source ↗

            Remote server, to be declared in the MCP configuration https://mcplint-web.vercel.app/api/mcp

            0GitHub starsstable
          • 8

            Skill
            Dormant

            Drop-in Cursor rules to cut AI response tokens (no filler/hedging, preserve code + technical strings). Includes local, reproducible benchmarks.

            JavaScriptLicense: MIT
            • benchmarking
            • bonsai
            • cursor
            • cursor-rules
            • developer-tools

            githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

            Install git clone https://github.com/marcomondelli/bonsai ~/.claude/skills/bonsai

            0GitHub starsstable
          • 9

            MCP
            Active

            Context GC for LLM agents: offload large tool outputs and recall them to save tokens.

            PythonLicense: Unlicense

              mcpmeasured growthOpen source ↗

              Install claude mcp add lethe -- uvx lethe-llm-context

              0GitHub starsstable
            • 10

              MCP
              Active

              Verifies token/cost savings claimed by AI context-reduction proxies via MCP tools.

              TypeScriptLicense: Apache-2.0

                mcpmeasured growthOpen source ↗

                Install claude mcp add tokentrust -- uvx tokentrust-cli

                0GitHub starsstable
              • 11

                MCP
                Active

                MCP server that cuts AI coding agent token usage via framework-aware context optimization

                ↓ 19 downloads/weekTypeScriptLicense: NOASSERTION

                  mcpmeasured growthOpen source ↗

                  Install claude mcp add ai-optimizer -- npx @ai-optimizer/core

                  0GitHub starsstable
                • 12

                  MCP
                  Active

                  Review and compact prompts, docs, and AI-agent skills to save tokens, preserving structure.

                  ↓ 27 downloads/weekPythonLicense: MIT

                    mcpmeasured growthOpen source ↗

                    Install claude mcp add compactprompt -- uvx compactprompt

                    0GitHub starsstable

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                  1. 1

                    SUMMARY-md

                    Skill
                    ActiveOpen source ↗

                    A cheat sheet that stops AI agents from scanning your whole repo and saves you tokens.

                    License: CC0-1.0
                    • agent-context
                    • agent-tools
                    • ai-agents
                    • ai-coding
                    • claude-code
                    github

                    Install git clone https://github.com/toshon-jennings/SUMMARY-md ~/.claude/skills/SUMMARY-md

                    Resourcemeasured growth
                    0GitHub starsstable