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Best of 2026 · updated 2026-10-15

Cut Claude Code token usage

Claude Code plugins and skills whose own description focuses on tokens, context-window size, compression or cost, ranked by GitHub stars. We list what they claim; check each README for benchmarks.

143 matches · Ranked by real GitHub stars. Sponsored slots are labelled and never change the ranking.

#NameStars
1Caveman JuliusBrusseeGo · Apache-2.0 · 18h ago111,953
2Claude Mem thedotmackTypeScript · Apache-2.0 · 1d ago100,811
3rtk rtk-aiRust · Apache-2.0 · 12h ago83,395
49router decoluaJavaScript · MIT · 1w ago30,821
5Img2threejs img2threejsPython · Apache-2.0 · 1w ago18,156
6Ego Lite citrolabsJavaScript · MIT · 1d ago17,403
7Prompt Master nidhinjsMIT · 3d ago14,467
8MemOS MemTensorTypeScript · Apache-2.0 · 5d ago11,869
9Codeburn getagentsealTypeScript · MIT · 22h ago11,449
10Tokscale junhoyeoRust · MIT · 9h ago5,677
11Router weave-osGo · Apache-2.0 · 14h ago5,593
12Axonhub loopljGo · Apache-2.0 · 9h ago5,358
13Cost Xray tigerless-labsPython · MIT · 1d ago4,968
14Claude Devtools matt1398TypeScript · MIT · 2w ago3,976
15CPA Manager Plus seakeeGo · MIT · 9h ago3,845
  1. Why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman.

    $/plugin marketplace add JuliusBrussee/caveman
  2. Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future…

    $/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem
  3. #3rtk

    CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

    $brew install rtk
  4. Unlimited FREE AI coding. Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, Copilot, Antigravity to FREE Claude/GPT/Gemini via 40+ providers. Auto-fallback, RTK -40% tokens, never hit…

    $npm install -g 9router
  5. Rebuild the object in a reference image as a code-only, procedural, quality-gated, animation-ready Three.js model. Token-efficient image-to-3D.

    $git clone https://github.com/img2threejs/img2threejs
  6. The fastest browser for AI agents to run browser automation, built for sharing your logged-in browser state with your AI agents, like Codex or Claude Code, without disturbing…

    $npx skills add citrolabs/ego-lite
  7. Self-evolving memory OS for LLM & AI Agents: ultra-persistent memory, hybrid-retrieval, and cross-task skill reuse, with 35.24% token savings and DeepSeek Harness support.

    $npx @deepseek-ai/dsh plugin --profile web add @memtensor/memos-cloud-dsh-plugin@latest
  8. Free, local tool to track AI coding token usage and cost across 37 tools and agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini and more), by model, project, and task. npx codeburn

    $claude mcp add codeburn -- npx -y codeburn mcp
  9. Model router for agentic systems. Routes every prompt to the right model in <50ms. Cut costs 40-70% with just an endpoint change.

    $npx @weave-os/router
  10. Open-source AI Gateway — Use any SDK to call 100+ LLMs. Built-in failover, load balancing, cost control & end-to-end tracing.

    $git clone https://github.com/looplj/axonhub
  11. See what Claude Code and Codex actually send to the API — and what each part costs.

    $git clone https://github.com/tigerless-labs/cost-xray
  12. A self-hosted CPA / CLIProxyAPI management panel and AI gateway observability dashboard for requests, usage, cost, quota, failures, and account health.

    $git clone https://github.com/seakee/CPA-Manager-Plus
  13. Like htop, but for AI coding agents. Monitor Claude Code & Codex CLI sessions, tokens, context window, rate limits, and ports in real-time.

    $cargo install abtop
  14. Local-first desktop widget for tracking token usage, costs, limits, and session activity across 46+ AI coding tools—including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, OpenClaw,…

    $npx wrangler login
  15. Customize Claude Code's system prompts, create custom toolsets, input pattern highlighters, themes/thinking verbs/spinners, customize input box & user message styling, support…

    $npx tweakcc
  16. Portable project memory across Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode, plus token accounting measured from harness transcripts. Local file I/O, no API calls, no telemetry.

    $npm install -g openwolf
  17. A local dashboard for tracking your Claude Code token usage, costs, and session history. Pro and Max subscribers get a progress bar. This gives you the full picture.

    $brew install phuryn/claude-usage/claude-usage
  18. Turn reference UIs (images, screenshots, URLs) into quantified Design DNA JSON—tokens, qualitative style, visual effects—then generate matching UI from your content.

    $npx skills add zanwei/design-dna
  19. Turn Claude into a senior design architect: DTCG tokens, 52 components, WCAG 2.2 AA-AAA, 138 design systems, any-framework code, and 50 objective gates that fail the build…

    $claude mcp add ux-ui-gates -- npx -y --package=ux-ui-agent-skills ux-ui-mcp
  20. Ghostty Blackhole puts a real, ray-traced black hole inside your terminal. It grows as Claude Code's context window fills up, live. A fresh session is a quiet hole in the…

    $git clone https://github.com/s0xDk/ghostty-blackhole
  21. Topic → 4K narrated video for coding agents. v5.3.0: local TTS (edge free + azure, no external engine), manifest-based Asset Engine, Remotion composition, cost-gated AI…

    $npx skills add Agents365-ai/video-podcast-maker/skills/video-podcast-maker -g
  22. Make your agents talk human. ADHD-friendly output styles for Claude Code, Codex, and others. So you can pay attention, not tokens.

    Agent skill★ 1,450
    $/plugin marketplace add alexgreensh/attention-span
  23. An IOS Simulator Skill for Agents. Use it to optimise their ability to build, run and interact with your apps, and to proxy xcodebuild to save token and context wastage.

    $/plugin marketplace add conorluddy/ios-simulator-skill
  24. Open-source design-method engine for Claude Code, Codex & Cursor. 23 agent skills for fixed design judgment, multiple grammars, semantic palettes, reference compilation, and…

    $npx -y skills add bitjaru/styleseed -a codex claude-code -y --copy