Description
token-budget-advisor is an agent skill from the ECC collection by affaan-m, listed on skills.sh. Before it answers, it offers the person a choice of response depth, at 25, 50, 75 or 100 per cent, with a token estimate for each, and then answers at the level chosen. It intercepts the response flow to ask about depth first. The skill applies when a user wants to control how long or detailed an answer is, mentions tokens, budget, depth or length, or asks for a short version, a summary, a brief answer, or an exhaustive one. It does not trigger when the person has already set a level in the session, in which case that level is kept quietly, or when the answer would be a single line. The first step estimates the input's token count using the repository's context-budget heuristics. A skill is a SKILL.md file of instructions that an AI agent loads when a task calls for it. It is free and open source, and the skills.sh listing shows all three security audits passing.…
Highlights
- Choice of 25, 50, 75 or 100 per cent depth
- Token estimate for each option
- Remembers the level within a session
- Skips one-line answers
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token-budget-advisor FAQ
What does the token-budget-advisor skill do?
Before answering, it offers response depths of 25, 50, 75 or 100 per cent with token estimates, then answers at the one you pick.
Will it ask every time?
No. If you have already set a level in the session, it keeps that level. It also skips trivially short answers.
How does it estimate tokens?
Using the repository's context-budget heuristics for the input.
How do I install it?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/affaan-m/ecc --skill token-budget-advisor
Is it free?
Yes. It is free and open source.
Are there security findings?
The skills.sh listing shows Gen Agent Trust Hub, Socket and Snyk all passing.
What are the best token-budget-advisor alternatives?
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