How does this skill help reduce OpenRouter costs?

It optimizes how tokens are sent to the model through truncation and summarization, ensuring you only pay for the most relevant context needed for the task.

What happens when the context limit is reached?

The skill applies predefined optimization strategies like summarization or intelligent pruning to prevent API errors and maintain workflow continuity.

Does this work with all models on OpenRouter?

Yes, it is designed to manage context efficiency across the wide range of LLMs available via the OpenRouter API by respecting their individual token limits.

Do I need an OpenRouter API key to use this?

Yes, this skill requires an active OpenRouter integration and an understanding of token-based pricing to be fully effective.

What triggers the context optimization skill?

You can trigger it manually using phrases like 'openrouter context', 'reduce tokens', or 'context window' during your Claude Code session.

OpenRouter Context Optimization

Name: OpenRouter Context Optimization
Author: jeremylongshore

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Productivity & Workflow

Optimizes context window usage and token efficiency to reduce costs and manage large-scale AI requests via OpenRouter.

The OpenRouter Context Optimization skill provides Claude Code with advanced techniques for managing token usage and context window constraints. By implementing strategies like intelligent truncation, content summarization, and strategic token management, this skill helps developers reduce API costs and prevent context overflow errors. It is particularly useful when working with long documents, complex codebases, or high-throughput applications where maintaining response quality while minimizing overhead is critical for performance and budget.

Key Features

01Intelligent context truncation to stay within specific model limits

02Automated summarization of historical data to preserve key information

03Strategies for reducing API overhead and operational costs

04983 GitHub stars

05Token-efficient formatting to maximize available context window space

06Specialized handling for the OpenRouter model ecosystem

Use Cases

01Processing extensive documentation or log files without hitting context window limits

02Maintaining conversation coherence and memory in long-running Claude Code sessions

03Reducing API billing during large-scale development projects by minimizing token overhead

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills openrouter-context-optimization

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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Key Features

01Intelligent context truncation to stay within specific model limits

02Automated summarization of historical data to preserve key information

03Strategies for reducing API overhead and operational costs

04983 GitHub stars

05Token-efficient formatting to maximize available context window space

06Specialized handling for the OpenRouter model ecosystem

Use Cases

01Processing extensive documentation or log files without hitting context window limits

02Maintaining conversation coherence and memory in long-running Claude Code sessions

03Reducing API billing during large-scale development projects by minimizing token overhead

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills openrouter-context-optimization

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Download Skill