Headroom
Context optimization layer that compresses LLM inputs to reduce token usage
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Headroom is a context optimization library for AI applications that compresses tool outputs, database results, file reads, and RAG retrievals before they reach language models. It processes everything locally, preserving data privacy while reducing token consumption by 60–95% for structured data and 20% for coding tasks, with identical model outputs.
The tool offers multiple integration modes: a TypeScript/Python library for inline use, a proxy server requiring no code changes, agent wrappers for Claude, Copilot, and other tools, and an MCP server for compatible clients. It includes reversible compression with local caching, shared memory across multiple AI agents, and failure learning that mines unsuccessful sessions to improve future performance.
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