Google's SKILL.state Cuts Agent Token Use by 94% with Explicit State

Google's paper SKILL.state, accepted by EMNLP, replaces growing conversation histories with small explicit execution states for long-horizon agents, cutting token consumption by up to 94% (16x) while improving accuracy.

2026-08-29 ~ 2026-08-30 · 3 related posts

• Google Paper: Replace Agent Chat History With Explicit State, Cut Tokens 16x — rohanpaul_ai · 2026-08-29
• Google cuts Agent token use by 94% using state tracking instead of history — hakansan · 2026-08-30

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