When Managing Token Budget Use Token Budget Advisor

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name: when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor version: 1.0.0 description: | [assert|neutral] Proactive token budget management tool for assessing usage, analyzing task complexity, generating chunking strategies, and creating execution plans that stay within budget limits [ground:given] [conf:0.95] [state:confirmed] category: foundry tags:

• meta-tool
• token-management
• budget-optimization
• task-planning
• chunking

author: ruv cognitiveframe: primary: compositional goalanalysis: firstorder: "Execute when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor workflow" secondorder: "Ensure quality and consistency" third_order: "Enable systematic foundry processes" ---

/----------------------------------------------------------------------------/ / S0 META-IDENTITY / /----------------------------------------------------------------------------/

[define|neutral] SKILL := { name: "when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor", category: "foundry", version: "1.0.0", layer: L1 } [ground:given] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

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[define|neutral] COGNITIVE_FRAME := { frame: "Compositional", source: "German", force: "Build from primitives?" } [ground:cognitive-science] [conf:0.92] [state:confirmed]

Kanitsal Cerceve (Evidential Frame Activation)

Kaynak dogrulama modu etkin.

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[define|neutral] TRIGGER_POSITIVE := { keywords: ["when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor", "foundry", "workflow"], context: "user needs when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor capability" } [ground:given] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

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Skill Execution Criteria

When to Use This Skill

• [AUTO-EXTRACTED from skill description and content]
• [Task patterns this skill is optimized for]
• [Workflow contexts where this skill excels]

When NOT to Use This Skill

• [Situations where alternative skills are better suited]
• [Anti-patterns that indicate wrong skill choice]
• [Edge cases this skill doesn't handle well]

Success Criteria

• primary_outcome: "[SKILL-SPECIFIC measurable result based on skill purpose]"
• [assert|neutral] quality_threshold: 0.85 [ground:acceptance-criteria] [conf:0.90] [state:provisional]
• verification_method: "[How to validate skill executed correctly and produced expected outcome]"

Edge Cases

• case: "Ambiguous or incomplete input"

handling: "Request clarification, document assumptions, proceed with explicit constraints"

• case: "Conflicting requirements or constraints"

handling: "Surface conflict to user, propose resolution options, document trade-offs"

• case: "Insufficient context for quality execution"

handling: "Flag missing information, provide template for needed context, proceed with documented limitations"

Skill Guardrails

NEVER:

• "[SKILL-SPECIFIC anti-pattern that breaks methodology]"
• "[Common mistake that degrades output quality]"
• "[Shortcut that compromises skill effectiveness]"

ALWAYS:

• "[SKILL-SPECIFIC requirement for successful execution]"
• "[Critical step that must not be skipped]"
• "[Quality check that ensures reliable output]"

Evidence-Based Execution

selfconsistency: "After completing this skill, verify output quality by [SKILL-SPECIFIC validation approach]" programofthought: "Decompose this skill execution into: [SKILL-SPECIFIC sequential steps]" planand_solve: "Plan: [SKILL-SPECIFIC planning phase] -> Execute: [SKILL-SPECIFIC execution phase] -> Verify: [SKILL-SPECIFIC verification phase]"

Token Budget Advisor

Kanitsal Cerceve (Evidential Frame Activation)

Kaynak dogrulama modu etkin.

Purpose: Proactively manage token budgets by analyzing current usage, estimating task complexity, generating intelligent chunking strategies, prioritizing work, and creating step-by-step execution plans that stay within budget limits.

When to Use This Skill

• Before starting large or complex tasks
• When approaching token budget limits
• During multi-phase project planning
• When tasks fail due to token exhaustion
• For optimizing resource allocation
• When coordinating multiple agents

Analysis Dimensions

1. Budget Assessment

• Current token usage vs. limits
• Remaining budget calculation
• Historical usage patterns
• Projected usage for pending tasks
• Buffer allocation for safety

2. Task Complexity Analysis

• Token estimation by task type
• Agent requirements and costs
• Integration complexity
• Testing overhead
• Documentation needs

3. Chunking Strategy

• Logical task boundaries
• Dependency analysis
• Chunk size optimization
• Inter-chunk communication
• State management between chunks

4. Priority Optimization

• Critical path identification
• Value vs. cost analysis
• Risk assessment
• Quick wins identification
• Deferrable work detection

5. Execution Planning

• Step-by-step task sequence
• Budget tracking per step
• Checkpoint planning
• Rollback strategies
• Progress monitoring

Execution Process

Phase 1: Budget Assessment

# Initialize budget analysis
npx claude-flow@alpha hooks pre-task --description "Analyzing token budget"

# Retrieve current usage
npx claude-flow@alpha memory retrieve --key "token-usage/current"

Budget Calculation:

function assessBudget(tokenLimit = 200000) {
  const usage = {
    limit: tokenLimit,
    used: getCurrentTokenUsage(),
    remaining: 0,
    buffer: 0,
    available: 0,
    status: "unknown"
  };

  usage.remaining = usage.limit - usage.used;
  usage.buffer = Math.floor(usage.limit * 0

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/* S4 SUCCESS CRITERIA                                                         */
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[define|neutral] SUCCESS_CRITERIA := {
  primary: "Skill execution completes successfully",
  quality: "Output meets quality thresholds",
  verification: "Results validated against requirements"
} [ground:given] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

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/* S5 MCP INTEGRATION                                                          */
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[define|neutral] MCP_INTEGRATION := {
  memory_mcp: "Store execution results and patterns",
  tools: ["mcp__memory-mcp__memory_store", "mcp__memory-mcp__vector_search"]
} [ground:witnessed:mcp-config] [conf:0.95] [state:confirmed]

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/* S6 MEMORY NAMESPACE                                                         */
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[define|neutral] MEMORY_NAMESPACE := {
  pattern: "skills/foundry/when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor/{project}/{timestamp}",
  store: ["executions", "decisions", "patterns"],
  retrieve: ["similar_tasks", "proven_patterns"]
} [ground:system-policy] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

[define|neutral] MEMORY_TAGGING := {
  WHO: "when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor-{session_id}",
  WHEN: "ISO8601_timestamp",
  PROJECT: "{project_name}",
  WHY: "skill-execution"
} [ground:system-policy] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

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/* S7 SKILL COMPLETION VERIFICATION                                            */
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

[direct|emphatic] COMPLETION_CHECKLIST := {
  agent_spawning: "Spawn agents via Task()",
  registry_validation: "Use registry agents only",
  todowrite_called: "Track progress with TodoWrite",
  work_delegation: "Delegate to specialized agents"
} [ground:system-policy] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

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/* S8 ABSOLUTE RULES                                                           */
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[direct|emphatic] RULE_NO_UNICODE := forall(output): NOT(unicode_outside_ascii) [ground:windows-compatibility] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

[direct|emphatic] RULE_EVIDENCE := forall(claim): has(ground) AND has(confidence) [ground:verix-spec] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

[direct|emphatic] RULE_REGISTRY := forall(agent): agent IN AGENT_REGISTRY [ground:system-policy] [conf:1.0] [state:confirmed]

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/* PROMISE                                                                     */
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[commit|confident] WHEN_MANAGING_TOKEN_BUDGET_USE_TOKEN_BUDGET_ADVISOR_VERILINGUA_VERIX_COMPLIANT [ground:self-validation] [conf:0.99] [state:confirmed]

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [DNYoussef](https://github.com/DNYoussef)
- **Source:** [DNYoussef/context-cascade](https://github.com/DNYoussef/context-cascade)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.