tokf-run

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Compress verbose CLI output with tokf before returning results. Activates for git, cargo, npm, docker, go, gradle, kubectl, and other supported commands.

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tokf — Token Output Filter

tokf compresses verbose command output so you receive concise, structured results instead of raw terminal dumps. It saves context tokens and makes output easier to reason about.

Rule

When the tokf Codex hook is installed, run supported commands normally. The hook rewrites matching commands to tokf run <command> before execution.

If the hook is unavailable, blocked, or not rewriting a supported command, use the manual fallback:

tokf run <command>

Examples:

tokf run git status
tokf run cargo test
tokf run npm test
tokf run docker ps

Supported commands

The following commands have built-in filters. The hook can rewrite them automatically; use tokf run manually only as fallback:

git status, git diff, git log, git push, git add, git commit, git show
cargo build, cargo test, cargo check, cargo clippy, cargo install
npm test, npm run, yarn test, pnpm test
docker build, docker compose, docker ps, docker images
go build, go vet
gradle build, gradle test, gradle dependencies
gh pr view, gh pr list, gh pr checks, gh issue view, gh issue list
kubectl get pods
next build
pnpm add, pnpm install
prisma generate
pytest
tsc
ls

Commands not in this list pass through unchanged when prefixed with tokf run.

Important rules

Never double-prefix. If a command already starts with tokf run, do not add it again.
Arguments pass through. In manual fallback mode, include all flags and arguments after the base command: tokf run cargo test --release -- my_test.
Fail-safe. If tokf is not installed or not on PATH, run the command without the prefix.
Environment variables. Place env vars before tokf run: RUST_LOG=debug tokf run cargo test.
Pipes. Do not add redundant filtering pipes (e.g. | grep, | tail, | head) after tokf run commands — tokf already compresses the output. Piping tokf's output for other purposes (e.g. tokf run cargo test | wc -l) is fine.