token-efficiency

Token Efficiency

Compressed communication for limited context windows.

Symbol System

Logic & Flow

| Symbol | Meaning | |--------|---------| | → | leads to, implies | | ⇒ | transforms to | | ← | rollback | | & | and | | \| | or | | » | sequence/then | | ∴ | therefore | | ∵ | because |

Status

| Symbol | Meaning | |--------|---------| | ✅ | complete/pass | | ❌ | failed/error | | ⚠️ | warning | | 🔄 | in progress | | ⏳ | pending |

Domains

| Symbol | Domain | |--------|--------| | ⚡ | performance | | 🔍 | analysis | | 🛡️ | security | | 🏗️ | architecture |

Abbreviations

• cfg config
• impl implementation
• deps dependencies
• val validation
• perf performance
• sec security
• err error

Examples

Standard:

"The authentication system has a security vulnerability in the user validation function"

Compressed:

auth.js:45 → 🛡️ sec risk in user val()

Standard:

"Build completed, now running tests, then deploying"

Compressed:

build ✅ » test 🔄 » deploy ⏳

When to Use

• Context >75% full
• Large codebase analysis
• Complex multi-step workflows
• User requests brevity