Headroom compresses agent input to cut token use without hurting output
andsoitis · hn · 2026-07-22
Headroom is a GitHub project that compresses AI agent input to reduce token usage without hurting output quality.
The idea is straightforward but useful for agent workflows: shrink the prompt/context footprint before sending tasks to a model, so long-running systems can cut cost while preserving performance.
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