The latest articles on DEV Community by borhen saidi (@borhen_saidi_e40cc073c673). https://dev.to/borhen_saidi_e40cc073c673 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3975623%2Fe273e121-e8c6-4280-9cec-e4971c15d25a.png https://dev.to/borhen_saidi_e40cc073c673 en borhen saidi Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:19:49 +0000 https://dev.to/borhen_saidi_e40cc073c673/tokentamer-a-proxy-that-reduces-llm-token-usage-through-context-compression-31nc https://dev.to/borhen_saidi_e40cc073c673/tokentamer-a-proxy-that-reduces-llm-token-usage-through-context-compression-31nc <p>I built TokenTamer, an open-source proxy that sits between AI coding assistants and LLM APIs.</p> <p>The goal is to reduce token consumption before requests reach the model by applying techniques such as:</p> <p>Context deduplication<br> Conversation compression<br> Intelligent summarization<br> Smart context filtering</p> <p>I originally built it after noticing that coding agents often resend large amounts of repeated context, leading to unnecessary token usage and higher costs.</p> <p>TokenTamer is designed to be lightweight and easy to place in front of existing workflows.</p> <p>I'd love feedback on the architecture, compression strategies, and potential use cases.(<a href="https://github.com/borhen68/TokenTamer" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/borhen68/TokenTamer</a>)</p> ai opensource programming apigateway