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claude-token-efficient

Name: claude-token-efficient
Author: drona23

One CLAUDE.md file. Keeps Claude responses terse. Reduces output verbosity on heavy workflows. Drop-in, no code changes.

6,115 stars+21★ this week479 forksPythonUpdated 6/16/2026100% free · open source

What it does

CLAUE-token-efficient is a tool that optimizes Claude responses to be more concise, reducing output verbosity in heavy workflows without requiring code changes.

When to use it

•When working with Claude on complex tasks and needing to reduce response sizes
•In workflows where Claude's verbose output is slowing down performance
•To simplify Claude output for easier human review or parsing

Ready-to-paste prompt

python -m claude_token_efficient --config CLAUDE.md --input 'Your Claude input prompt here'

Heads up: Make sure you have the correct Python version installed, as specified in the GitHub README, to avoid compatibility issues with claude-token-efficient

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/claude-token-efficient && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/claude-token-efficient/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/claude-token-efficient/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How claude-token-efficient works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Claude-token-efficient is mostly documents (27 doc files, 2 small scripts) — something you read, not something you run. There is nothing to install. Last commit 3 months ago, MIT license.

Size

Mostly documents

27 documents · 2 small scripts · 11 min skim

Setup

Nothing to install

A guide / curated list. Just read it and follow the links.

Runs on

Nowhere — you read it

A reading resource, not a program.

Python 100%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
CLAUDE.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
examples/before-after.md
A worked example — copy this to get going

What's in each folder

examples/Examples you can copy1 files

profiles/Folder16 files

benchmark/Evaluations & benchmarks11 files

.claude/Editor / agent settings1 files

READMEDocumentedExamples includedMIT licenseUpdated 3 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/claude-token-efficient && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/claude-token-efficient/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/claude-token-efficient/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

drona23

Language

Python