headroomlabs-ai/headroom
Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 20% fewer tokens for coding agents, 60-95% fewer tokens for JSON, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server.
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daily_stars · 474 stars today
2026-10-22 10:00:03.970Z
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Repository: headroomlabs-ai/headroom. Source account: Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 20% fewer tokens for coding agents, 60-95% fewer tokens for JSON, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server.
Observed adoption & comparisons
Stars in source daily window: 474 stars today (Oct 22, 2026 UTC; GitHub daily Trending window; attention only); previous same-scope observation: 474 (Oct 22, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “google/skills” (GitHub Trending, Nov 5, 2026); “mattpocock/skills” (GitHub Trending, Nov 5, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
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