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Tokenade npm — AI skill for Claude Code

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CLI that cuts the tokens AI coding agents send to the model — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Kilo, Windsurf.

How to install Tokenade npm

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open pi-infected/tokenade-npm and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Tokenade npm does

CLI that cuts the tokens AI coding agents send to the model — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Kilo, Windsurf. Single binary, Linux/macOS/Windows.

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README

⚡ Tokenade

The #1 tool to cut your AI agent's token bill.

**Ranked #1 on the [Token-Harness Optimizer Leaderboard](https://pi-infected.github.io/token-harness-optimizer-leaderboard/) — zero config.**

**Tokenade is the simplest way to slash what your coding agent sends to the model.** Set it up once, save on every prompt — same results, a fraction of the tokens.

**Freemium** — free with a free account (10M tokens/month, no credit card), upgrade only when you scale.

[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@tokenade/cli?color=8b5cf6&label=%40tokenade%2Fcli&logo=npm)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@tokenade/cli) [![platforms](https://img.shields.io/badge/platforms-Linux%20%C2%B7%20macOS%20%C2%B7%20Windows-2563eb)](https://tokenade.net) [![node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D18-339933?logo=node.js&logoColor=white)](https://nodejs.org) [![free plan](https://img.shields.io/badge/free-10M%20tokens%2Fmo%2C%20no%20card-22c55e)](https://tokenade.net/signup)

[**🚀 Start free**](https://tokenade.net/signup) · [**💸 Pricing**](https://tokenade.net/pricing) · [**📊 Dashboard**](https://tokenade.net/dashboard) · [**🐛 Report an issue**](https://github.com/pi-infected/tokenade-npm/issues)

npm install -g @tokenade/cli
tokenade install    # wires Tokenade into your coding agent automatically
tokenade login      # connect your free account (opens tokenade.net to approve this device)

That's it — Tokenade is **free**, you just need a free account. After `tokenade login` it trims tokens on **every prompt**, in the background. No config, nothing to remember. Don't have an account yet? [Create one](https://tokenade.net/signup) — it's free (10M tokens/month, no credit card).

Benchmark — Token-Harness Optimizer Leaderboard

Mean cost reduction on long sessions (> 200k tokens), real end-to-end Claude Code runs — model `claude-sonnet-4-6`, Claude Code `2.1.206`, 7 long tasks x 10 runs