AI coding agents consume tokens not just from reading code but also from the format of data returned by developer tools. This means that optimizing how information is packaged can significantly reduce token usage and costs. Developers should consider using formats like TOON for uniform datasets to minimize repeated structural overhead, thereby improving efficiency without compromising decision quality.
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