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token diet
Reduce AI agent context bloat by pruning redundant instructions and sharpening vague rules without losing behavior.
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token diet
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My .cursorrules file is over 4,000 tokens and the agent is starting to ignore the styling rules. Can you slim it down and make sure it keeps the tailwind and typescript constraints?
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I have audited your .cursorrules file. I found significant redundancy in the React component section and several generic "best practice" filler lines that the model already follows by default.
TOKEN DIET REPORT
Before: ~4,250 tokens -> After: ~2,880 tokens (-32%)
What changed
- Merged 4 duplicate rules regarding functional components.
- Moved the 15-line "Git Commit Message" guide to a separate
reference/git.md. - Cut 8 generic lines (e.g., "be polite", "write clean code").
- Sharpened 3 vague rules about error handling into concrete
try/catchrequirements.
| Protected Rule | Status | New Location |
|---|---|---|
| Tailwind-first styling | Preserved | Styling Section, Line 4 |
| Strict TypeScript types | Preserved | Core Logic, Line 12 |
| No external UI libs | Preserved | Constraints, Line 8 |
Conflicts found: None.
Risk: Low. I refactored the component boilerplate examples to be more concise; verify the syntax matches your preferred snippets.
Optimized .cursorrules
# Core Constraints
- Use TypeScript for all files; no `any` allowed.
- Use Tailwind CSS for all styling. Do not install or use external UI libraries like Shadcn or MUI.
- Prefer functional components and hooks over class components.
# React Patterns
- One component per file.
- Export as default.
- Use arrow functions for component definitions.
# Styling Rules
- Use utility classes only.
- Group Tailwind classes by category (layout, spacing, color).
- Mobile-first approach for all responsive design.
# Error Handling
- Wrap all async data fetches in try/catch blocks.
- Log errors to the internal monitoring service using `logError()`.
Next steps
- Review the sharpened styling rules to ensure the specific Tailwind grouping meets your needs.
- Replace your current
.cursorruleswith the optimized version above. - Move the Git guide to a reference file if you still need the agent to see it occasionally.
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About this skill
Stop paying for context bloat and sluggish agent performance. Large instruction files like .cursorrules, CLAUDE.md, and system prompts consume expensive tokens and cause models to lose focus. This skill audits your agent's configuration files to prune generic filler, merge duplicates, and sharpen vague rules while strictly preserving your core logic.
What it does
- Instruction classification categorizes every rule into keep, merge, move, cut, or sharpen buckets.
- Deduplication finds redundant imperatives spread across multiple files or sections.
- Context compression rewrites verbose sentences into concise, imperative triggers without losing meaning.
- Conflict detection identifies contradictory instructions that confuse the agent.
- Token estimation provides before and after approximations to quantify context savings.
How it works
- Initial Audit scans the target files to measure character counts and estimate current token usage.
- Rule Mapping identifies every unique instruction and labels "protected" rules that must remain untouched.
- Refactoring merges duplicates, cuts fluff like "be helpful," and sharpens vague advice into concrete triggers.
- Validation generates a behavior-preservation report to ensure all protected logic is present in the new version.
Frameworks & tools
Works with any text-based instruction format including .cursorrules, CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, SKILL.md, MCP tool descriptions, and custom system prompts.
Why this beats prompting it yourself
Generic "make this shorter" prompts often hallucinate new rules or accidentally delete critical safety constraints. This skill uses a systematic classification workflow and a mandatory preservation check to ensure your agent's behavior remains identical while its footprint shrinks.
Use cases
- Fixing "Agent Amnesia" when long prompts cause the model to forget middle-of-file instructions.
- Reducing API costs by trimming unnecessary filler from every message sent to the LLM.
- Cleaning up tech debt in older instruction files that have grown messy over multiple iterations.
- Standardizing instructions across a team of different agents for better consistency.
Known limitations
Token counts are estimates based on character ratios. It will flag but not automatically remove sensitive data like API keys. Files under 1,500 tokens may not see significant benefits.
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