Markdown Token Optimizer
SkillFiles & storageAnalyzes markdown files for token efficiency. TRIGGERS: optimize markdown, reduce tokens, token count, token bloat, too many tokens, make concise, shrink file, file too large, optimize for AI, token efficiency, verbose markdown, reduce file size
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Markdown Token Optimizer skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by microsoft/github-copilot-for-azure in .github/skills/markdown-token-optimizer/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
This skill analyzes markdown files and suggests optimizations to reduce token consumption while maintaining clarity.
When to Use
- Optimize markdown files for token efficiency
- Reduce SKILL.md file size or check for bloat
- Make documentation more concise for AI consumption
Workflow
- Count - Calculate tokens (~4 chars = 1 token), report totals
- Scan - Find patterns: emojis, verbosity, duplication, large blocks
- Suggest - Table with location, issue, fix, savings estimate
- Summary - Current/potential/savings with top recommendations
See ANTI-PATTERNS.md for detection patterns and OPTIMIZATION-PATTERNS.md for techniques.
Rules
- Suggest only (no auto-modification)
- Preserve clarity in all optimizations
- SKILL.md target: <500 tokens, references: <1000 tokens
References
- OPTIMIZATION-PATTERNS.md - Optimization techniques
- ANTI-PATTERNS.md - Token-wasting patterns
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 251
- Forks
- 202
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
markdown-token-optimizer- Source
- github.com/microsoft/github-copilot-for-azure