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7/11/2026
The original title is: "Showsignature: Open-source CLI tool that cuts AI coding assistant token usage by 60%"

The original title is: "Showsignature: Open-source CLI tool that cuts AI coding assistant token usage by 60%"

Original: I'm developing a tool called showsignature [critics wanted]

Short summary

Showsignature is an open-source CLI tool that extracts code signatures and structural overviews, reducing token usage by ~60% when working with AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Codex, and Opencode. It offers two commands: 'map' for structural overviews and 'read' for windowed file access. The author seeks community feedback, bug reports, and pull requests on GitHub.

  • •Open-source CLI tool reducing token usage by ~60% for AI coding assistants
  • •Two commands: map (structural overview) and read (windowed file access)
  • •Works as native tool call for Pi/Opencode, bash command for Claude Code/Codex

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