eric zakariasson(@ericzakariasson):agents like to read a lot to gather context before and after working, so optimizing for reading makes a big difference! if you're building agents, i highly recommend reading this (or giving it to your agent and ask it to implement the findings)

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eric zakariasson@ericzakariasson

2026.09.23 17:09

agents like to read a lot to gather context before and after working, so optimizing for reading makes a big difference! if you're building agents, i highly recommend reading this (or giving it to your agent and ask it to implement the findings)

Cursor@cursor_ai

2026.09.23 15:46

We've reduced token costs in Cursor by 7% with no drop in agent quality. Savings came from tighter prompts, selective tool loading, better caching, and compressed file reads.