Compress prompt

Skill slogsdon/skills-meta-utils/skills/compress-prompt

Use when about to write a long prompt, include verbose text in context, or when any block of text needs to be made token-efficient before use. Delegates compression to a local model via the LiteLLM proxy (ollama-agent MCP).From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add slogsdon/skills-meta-utils --skill compress-prompt

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Skill: compress-prompt

Compress verbose text into a token-efficient version using a local model via the LiteLLM proxy (default alias fast-general → gemma4:e4b-mlx). Preserves meaning and intent; strips filler, redundancy, and padding.

When to Use

Before writing a long prompt to the user
Before including verbose content in context (notes, docs, logs)
When a block of text is longer than it needs to be

Steps

Identify the text to compress (from user message, clipboard, or current context)
Call mcp__ollama-agent__qwen_start (standalone) or mcp__plugin_shane-config_ollama-agent__qwen_start (plugin — use whichever is available) with:
- task: "Compress the following into a token-efficient version. Preserve all meaning, intent, and key details. Remove filler words, redundancy, and padding. Do not summarize — compress. Output only the compressed text, no commentary.\n\n[TEXT TO COMPRESS]"
- No skill or context fields needed
Loop: if status is "running", call mcp__ollama-agent__qwen_continue (or mcp__plugin_shane-config_ollama-agent__qwen_continue in plugin) with session_id; repeat until status is "done" or "error"
Return the model's result as the compressed output

Notes

Compress ≠ summarize. Summarizing loses detail. Compressing preserves it in fewer tokens.
If the input is already tight, say so rather than padding the output.
Works on prompts, notes, documentation, session logs, or any prose.