Agent skill · writing content · aradotso
claude-token-efficient
claude-token-efficient — an agent skill for coding agents.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a drop-in CLAUDE.md file that fundamentally alters Claude's output behavior, significantly reducing verbosity and improving response quality.
What it needs
Requires curl, git installed locally. About 6k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-09. 70 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
bash curl -o CLAUDE.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/drona23/claude-token-efficient/main/CLAUDE.md bash git clone https://github.com/drona23/claude-token-efficient cd your-project Universal cp ../claude-token-efficient/CLAUDE.md . Dev/coding projects cp ../claude-token-efficient/profiles/CLAUDE.coding.md CLAUDE.md Automation pipelines and agent loops cp ../claude-token-efficient/profiles/CLAUDE.agents.md CLAUDE.md Data analysis and research cp ../claude-token-efficient/profiles/CLAUDE.analysis.md CLAUDE.md bash mkdir -p ~/.claude curl -o ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/drona23/claude-token-efficient/main/CLAUDE.md your-project/ ├── CLAUDE.md <- behavior rules, read automatically by Claude Code ├── src/ └── ... ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md <- global preferences (tone, ASCII, format) your-project/CLAUDE.md <- project-level constraints your-project/src/CLAUDE.md <- task/module-specific rules Output Rules Answer is always line 1. No openers. No closing statements or offers to help further. Do not restate the prompt. Execute immediately. ASCII only. No em dashes, smart quotes, or Unicode symbols. Never say "As an AI". No disclaimers unless genuine safety risk. Do not add suggestions outside the requested scope. Write the simplest working solution. No unsolicited abstractions. On uncertain facts: say "I don't know". Do not guess. User corrections become session ground truth immediately. Never read the same file twice in one session. Do not touch code outside the explicit request. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aradotso/claude-token-efficient