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Instruction Architecture Optimizer
⚡ Cognitive Scaffolding

Instruction Architecture Optimizer

Audit, compress, and redistribute your Claude Project instructions across the three channels for maximum signal density and minimum token cost.

🏗 The Three Channels

Every Claude Project distributes instructions across four input channels — two are always-on (paid every message), two are on-demand (free until used).

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User Preferences
Your identity, universal formatting prefs. Loaded in every chat, every project.
ALWAYS-ON
📋
Project Instructions
Domain context, 3–5 compressed rules, pointers to files. Highest authority.
ALWAYS-ON
📁
Project Files
All detailed docs — architecture, procedures, credentials. Read via view tool.
ON-DEMAND
⚙️
Skills
Reusable workflows and procedures. Triggered by keywords, zero cost until fired.
ON-DEMAND

💰 Why This Matters

Always-on tokens compound across every message exchange in a conversation.

500
wasted always-on tokens
× 50 messages = 25,000 wasted tokens
100
optimized always-on tokens
× 50 messages = 5,000 total tokens

🔍 Audit Your Always-On Content

Paste your current User Preferences and Project Instructions to get an instant health check.

🗜 Compression Workshop

Paste verbose content and see it compressed to high signal density. Every token counts in always-on channels.

📖 Compression Cheat Sheet

Common verbose patterns and their compressed equivalents.

Verbose PatternCompressed
"Before giving any SSH commands, always remember to..."(delete — just state the rule)
"It is important to note that the bastion IP is 3.213.172.61"Bastion=3.213.172.61
"Please always make sure to ask the user what their prompt is"Ask current prompt before SSH
"You should never test on the production database"Never test on prod DB
"Make sure to back up files before editing them"Backup before editing
"The development database is called signal_17_fixed_apps_dev"(move to infrastructure file)

🏭 Template Generator

Pick your industry and fill in the blanks to generate optimized Project Instructions, User Preferences, and a startup file.

🏥
Healthcare / Medicaid
Patient data, eligibility, HIPAA
🏢
Enterprise Software
Odoo, SAP, ERP systems
📣
Marketing / Agency
Brand reputation, client work
💻
Development / Coding
Codebases, CI/CD, testing
💰
Financial Services
Regulatory compliance, reporting
🎓
Education
FERPA, student data
☁️
SaaS Platform
Multi-tenant, customer isolation
Generic / Personal
General purpose project

📊 Token Cost Projector

See how your always-on token count compounds over a conversation and compare before/after optimization.

Token Budget Guide

Reference targets for your always-on channels.

ZoneTokensAssessment
● EXCELLENT < 150 Maximum signal density. Every token earns its keep.
● ACCEPTABLE 150 – 300 Room for improvement but functional.
● OPTIMIZE 300 – 500 Significant waste. Compress and redistribute.
● CRITICAL > 500 Actively harmful. Dilutes attention, wastes budget.