Show HN: Sift – save AI tokens in Codex/Claude by summarizing command output

Category: devtools

Tags: ai-assistants, token-optimization, shell-scripting

Score: 4.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 3, Documentation: 5, Utility: 6)

Sift is a shell script that reduces AI agent token usage by summarizing verbose command output (like from test runners) before feeding it back to models like Codex or Claude. It's interesting because it directly addresses the cost and context window challenges of AI-assisted development workflows by filtering noise. The project offers a pragmatic, if simple, optimization for developers using AI coding assistants in command-heavy debugging sessions.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/panpeter/sift-skill · Shell · MIT

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