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Every time your AI agent reads a file, runs a command, edits code, or calls a tool — it sends a prompt. Those prompts add up fast.
Terse hooks into Claude Code (and other agents) and compresses each outgoing call before it's sent — stripping filler words, fixing typos, tightening phrasing — without changing the intent.
Developers using Claude Code heavily can burn through millions of tokens a week just on tool calls. Terse quietly trims each one.
Three compression modes: Soft (typos + whitespace only), Normal (filler and hedge removal), Aggressive (max compression, strips Markdown too). Works across Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any macOS, Windows, Chrome extension, and VS code input field.
Every token you save feeds Shiro, your pixel bear companion — cookies, stars, and salmon fall from the sky. Save 1,000 tokens and unlock a new animal.
Built for developers who want their agents to work smarter, not spend more.
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Key changes: opens with the agent-call problem (not the product), makes the Claude Code hook mechanic explicit, moves Shiro lower so the functional pitch lands first. Want it shorter or longer?