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Quick Hack: Save up to 99% tokens in Coding Agents

DEV.to AIΒ·May 1, 2026

A user shares a "quick hack" using the `distill` package to significantly reduce token usage in coding agents by compressing command output with an LLM, thereby extending session limits. While effective for older models, it currently fails for newer reasoning models like GPT-5, an issue the author is working to resolve.

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