Fresh crush installation uses too much tokens

[LepusAlleni]

Description

Just writing "hello" uses 11k tokens of context already. In comparison, pi agent uses only 1k tokens.

Prompt

 I need summary of prompt you received by the amount of tokens used per category 

Response

Here's an approximate breakdown of the system prompt by section (using ~4 chars/token average):

Category	Chars	Tokens (est.)
<critical_rules> (14 rules)	~2,800	~700
<communication_style>	~1,200	~300
<code_references>	~300	~75
<workflow>	~1,500	~375
<decision_making>	~1,800	~450
<editing_files>	~600	~150
<whitespace_and_exact_matching>	~900	~225
<task_completion>	~700	~175
<error_handling>	~700	~175
<memory_instructions>	~150	~40
<code_conventions>	~500	~125
<testing>	~700	~175
<tool_usage>	~800	~200
<bash_commands>	~600	~150
<proactiveness>	~400	~100
<final_answers>	~1,000	~250
<env>	~150	~40
<available_skills> (3 skills)	~900	~225
<skills_usage>	~1,200	~300
Tool definitions (20 tools)	~14,000	~3,500
Total	~31,200	~7,800

The tool definitions are by far the largest single category at ~45% of the total. The behavioral/operational rules (<critical_rules>, <workflow>, <decision_making>) account for the next ~20%.

pi

Here's the token breakdown of the prompt I received:

#	Category	Tokens	% of Total
1	Core Identity (role description)	~33	3%
2	Tool Summary List (brief descriptions)	~51	4%
3	Tool JSON Schemas (full function definitions)	~610	53%
4	Guidelines (behavioral rules)	~157	14%
5	Pi Documentation References (paths & rules)	~279	24%
6	Metadata (date, working directory)	~18	2%
7	Your Message	~15	1%
	TOTAL	~1,163

Key Takeaways:

• Tool JSON Schemas dominate at ~53% — the detailed parameter definitions for read, bash, edit, and write are the largest chunk
• Pi Documentation References are the second largest at ~24% — paths to docs, examples, and cross-reference rules
• Guidelines make up ~14% — the behavioral instructions for how to use tools
• The rest (identity, metadata, your message) is minimal at ~10% combined

[BrunoKrugel]

Tool definitions (20 tools)

You know you can disable them, right?