{"repo":"zdk/lowfat","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/zdk/lowfat","clone":"git clone https://github.com/zdk/lowfat.git","description":"lowfat - slim your command output. strips noise, saves tokens.","language":"Rust","stars":568,"topics":["cli","cost-reduction","developer-tools","llm","open-source","token-optimization","token-saving","token-savings","rust","shell-script"],"license":"Apache-2.0","category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"lowfat is a lightweight CLI tool that reduces AI token costs by filtering CLI output and file content before it reaches your agent. Core focus - Lightweight — Small single binary, small core; but extensible. - Local-first — No telemetry; you own your data. - Composable — UNIX-style pipes, mix built-ins and your own filters; not magic. - User-owned — lowfat history shows what you run most; allow you to customize for your usecase. Before / after git status at the full level — same signal, less noise. Before — raw git status : After — lowfat git status : Reduction of raw command output , measured on the bundled samples ( crates/lowfat-plugin/embedded/ /samples/ ). Reproduce with cat lowfat filter /filter.lf --sub= --level= : command lite full ultra --------------- -----: -----: ------: git diff -16% -38% -96% git log -53% -80% -91% git status -62% -62% -74% docker ps -38% -38% -85% docker images -48% -58% -86% ls -la -2% -75% -87% These percentages are the reduction of a single command's output, not your end-to-end agent token usage. savings depend on how much of your context is command output and how lossy a level you pick — higher levels drop more, so verify your agent still has what it needs. treat the table as a ceiling on the output slice, not a promise on the total. Install Pre-built binaries on GitHub Releases. Setup Pick one of: Claude Code hook — add to .claude/settings.json : PreToolUse rewrites Bash commands through lowfat filters. PostToolUse compresses file content ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/zdk","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/zdk/lowfat/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}