token-optimizer

name	token-optimizer
description	Always-on token optimization rules. Apply on every response.
alwaysApply	true

Token Optimization Rules

Context gathering

• Run Grep or Glob before Read — never load full files to find a symbol
• Read only the relevant lines using view_range, not entire files
• Cache findings in your reasoning; don't re-read files you already saw

Responses

• Output results directly — no preamble, no restating the task
• Skip end-of-turn summaries unless explicitly asked
• Prefer code over prose for technical answers

Tool calls

• Batch related reads into one turn where possible
• Prefer Grep over Bash grep for in-repo searches
• Never run a tool call just to confirm something already in context