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Token Optimizer

A plugin that cuts wasted context in Claude Code and other coding agents, with compaction checkpoints and a local cost dashboard.

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What Token Optimizer does

By Alex Greenshpun. Installs as hooks/skills for Claude Code (marketplace plugin), Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Hermes, Copilot, Cursor and others. Compresses re-reads and tool output, checkpoints before auto-compact, scores context quality, and writes a local SQLite-backed dashboard. Claims zero telemetry. Licence is PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0.

Good for

Reducing context waste in Claude Code and similar agents
Surviving auto-compaction with checkpoints
Seeing a local tokens-and-cost breakdown per session

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Honest take

No red flags in our notes so far

Serious, actively maintained tooling with published methodology and a real local dashboard. The headline dollar savings are mostly the author's estimated routing slice, not metered cuts, and the licence is noncommercial. Worth a trial on personal Claude Code use; check the licence before work. We haven't tested it hands-on.

Our Hype or Fact? checks

Partly factDoes Token Optimizer really cut coding-agent context waste and save real dollars? 5 Nov

Pricing

Free to install. PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 (commercial use needs separate permission). You still pay your agent's model usage.

Prices as listed by the maker when we last checked (2026-11-05); usually in US dollars. Check the website for current prices.

Latest update

5 November 2026: 2026-11-05: Added. Repo ~2.9k stars, release v5.13.63 (1 Nov). Author's 30-day snapshot: ~$598 / 24.8M tokens (~8%), with routing estimates dominating the dollar total. Third-party one-task X comparison reported about −18% tokens.