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| 1 | +AI Token Crusher – Full Journey (From Idea to Production) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Quick Links |
| 4 | +- Repository: https://github.com/totalbrain/TokenOptimizer |
| 5 | +- Live Releases: https://github.com/totalbrain/TokenOptimizer/releases |
| 6 | +- Project Board (Roadmap): https://github.com/users/totalbrain/projects/1 |
| 7 | +- Product Hunt Launch (coming soon): https://www.producthunt.com/posts/ai-token-crusher |
| 8 | +- Workflow : https://github.com/totalbrain/TokenOptimizer/blob/dev/docs/Workflow.md |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## The Story – How It All Started |
| 11 | +One day I was tired of: |
| 12 | +- Wasting thousands of tokens daily on long Python scripts and RAG documents |
| 13 | +- Copy-pasting code into ChatGPT/Claude just to remove comments and spaces |
| 14 | +- Getting rate-limited because context was too big |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +I thought: "There must be a better way." |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +So I built AI Token Crusher – an **offline desktop app that safely cuts up to 75% of tokens while keeping 100% readability for all major LLMs (Grok, GPT-4o, Claude 3.5, Llama 3.1, Gemini). |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +## What We Have Achieved So Far (Live & Working) |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +| Feature | Status | Notes | |
| 23 | +|----------------------------------------|-----------|-------| |
| 24 | +| 20+ AI-safe optimization techniques | Done | Comments, docstrings, spaces, unicode shortcuts, etc. | |
| 25 | +| Full dark UI (GitHub-style) | Done | Modern, clean, professional | |
| 26 | +| Dark / Light theme toggle | Done | Thanks to @Syogo-Suganoya | |
| 27 | +| Real-time character & savings counter | Done | Live feedback | |
| 28 | +| Load file / paste text / save output | Done | Full workflow | |
| 29 | +| 18 planned features in public roadmap | Done | Transparent project board | |
| 30 | +| Protected `main` branch | Done | Only stable code | |
| 31 | +| Active `dev` branch for contributions | Done | All PRs go here | |
| 32 | +| First community PR merged | Done | #19 – Theme toggle | |
| 33 | +| GitHub Actions ready (tests coming) | Done | CI/CD foundation | |
| 34 | +| First release v1.0.1 published | Done | With .exe and source | |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +## Current Repository Status (Perfect for Contributors) |
| 37 | +- Default branch: `main` (always stable, protected) |
| 38 | +- Development branch: `dev` (all PRs go here) |
| 39 | +- All contributors: create branch from `dev` → PR to `dev` |
| 40 | +- Releases: only from `dev` → `main` via PR |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +## What's Coming Next (Top Priority) |
| 43 | +1. Dual mode: `--terminal` + `--gui` support (CLI automation) |
| 44 | +2. Real token counter (tiktoken + multi-model) |
| 45 | +3. Preset profiles (Safe / Aggressive / Nuclear) |
| 46 | +4. VS Code extension |
| 47 | +5. Portable .exe (single file) |
| 48 | +6. GitHub Actions with automatic tests |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +## Special Thanks |
| 51 | +- @Syogo-Suganoya – First contributor, added beautiful dark/light theme toggle |
| 52 | +- You – Every star, issue, and suggestion helps! |
| 53 | + |
| 54 | +## Want to Help? |
| 55 | +1. Star the repo (it means the world!) |
| 56 | +2. Try the app → report bugs → suggest features |
| 57 | +3. Pick any "good first issue" from the roadmap |
| 58 | +4. Spread the word – we’re going to Product Hunt soon! |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +Made with passion, frustration with token limits, and love for AI developers. |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +— totalbrain (creator) |
| 63 | +November 2025 |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +AI Token Crusher – Because nobody should pay for whitespace. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | + |
1 | 68 | # AI Token Crusher |
2 | 69 |
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3 | 70 | **Cut up to 75% of tokens for Grok • GPT • Claude • Llama • Gemini** |
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21 | 88 | **Free forever • MIT License • Made for AI developers** |
22 | 89 |
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23 | | -⭐ Star if you saved tokens today! |
| 90 | +⭐ Star if you saved tokens today! |
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