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Token Efficiency

SkillAI & models

Compressed communication using symbols and abbreviations. Use when context is limited or brevity is needed.

Connect your AIUse it in a pipeline

Then ask your AI: use the Token Efficiency skill

Details

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add it as a step in a pipeline you build on Ahel, or connect Ahel to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex and ask your AI to use it.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by nickcrew/claude-cortex in skills/token-efficiency/SKILL.md and read by Ahel’s review.

Compressed communication for limited context windows.

Symbol System

Logic & Flow

SymbolMeaning
→leads to, implies
⇒transforms to
←rollback
&and
|or
»sequence/then
∴therefore
∵because

Status

SymbolMeaning
✅complete/pass
❌failed/error
⚠️warning
🔄in progress
⏳pending

Domains

SymbolDomain
⚡performance
🔍analysis
🛡️security
🏗️architecture

Abbreviations

  • cfg config
  • impl implementation
  • deps dependencies
  • val validation
  • perf performance
  • sec security
  • err error

Examples

Standard:

"The authentication system has a security vulnerability in the user validation function"

Compressed:

auth.js:45 → 🛡️ sec risk in user val()

Standard:

"Build completed, now running tests, then deploying"

Compressed:

build ✅ » test 🔄 » deploy ⏳

When to Use

  • Context >75% full
  • Large codebase analysis
  • Complex multi-step workflows
  • User requests brevity

Signals

GitHub stars
50
Forks
14
Last commit
Jun 2026
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Item type
skill
Key
token-efficiency-nickcrew
Source
github.com/nickcrew/claude-cortex

github.com/nickcrew/claude-cortex

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