ijfw-compress

name	ijfw-compress
description	Compress memory/context files into terse form. Trigger: /compress, compress file

Compress the target file. Preserve all meaning. Reduce tokens.

Rules:

• Drop: articles (a/an/the), filler (just/really/basically), hedging, pleasantries.
• Fragments OK. Short synonyms (big not extensive, fix not implement a solution).
• Arrows for causality (X → Y).
• Abbreviate common terms (DB/auth/config/req/res/fn/impl/env/deps).
• Preserve EXACTLY: code blocks, URLs, file paths, commands, headings, dates, versions, technical terms.
• Only compress prose. Never touch code.

Process:

1. Back up: cp .original.md
2. Compress prose sections.
3. Validate: all headings preserved, all code blocks intact, all URLs unchanged.
4. Report savings as measured per-artifact: "Compressed: -> tokens (% saved on this artifact)". Report the MEASURED number from wc -w / token-count on the actual files. Do NOT claim a fixed percentage — savings vary widely by input shape (verbose handoffs compress further than dense memory files). v1.5.0 audit removed the legacy hardcoded "50% / 40-50%" framing from this skill in favor of measured-per-receipt reporting.