# Did you guys know about this tool "S.A.G.E - CLI" that saved me $45 in AI tokens by compressing terminal output 93% in just 3 days of using it.

> Source: <https://dev.to/psycgod/did-you-guys-know-about-this-tool-sage-cli-that-saved-me-45-in-ai-tokens-by-compressing-2df1>
> Published: 2026-07-08 19:18:48+00:00

I've been using AI coding assistants (Claude, Codex, etc.) and kept hitting token limits because terminal output is SUPER noisy. A single `pytest`

command can eat 30,000 tokens of your context.

So I started using **SAGE** (Smart Agent Guidance Engine) - it sits between your terminal and AI agents, compressing output by 93% while keeping all the important stuff.

CLI install pip install psycgod-sage

sage connect (Git OAuth)

What it does:

- Wraps your commands:
`sage run -- pytest`

- Compresses output in real-time (30k tokens → 2k)
- 10+ specialized agents watch for errors, secrets, dependencies
- ML learns your command patterns to predict failures
- Everything stays local by default (privacy-first)
Real numbers from my usage:
- Processed: 6,613 commands
- Saved: 15.3 million tokens (would cost ~$45 at Claude Sonnet rates)
- Agent runs: 41,578 (caught secrets, predicted errors, etc.)
Why I'm sharing:
It's a open-source, free and because I figured others hit the same problem. It's MIT licensed, runs locally, and has a live dashboard showing aggregate proof (no raw data).
Repo
**GitHub:** /PsYcGoD/sage
The compression alone saves tokens, but the agents catching secrets before you commit them? That's saved me a few times already.
Questions welcome! Would love feedback from the community.†