Optimize AGENTS.md Settings for OpenAI Astra – Reduce Token Usage
Learn how to align AGENTS.md with OpenAI Astra guidelines to cut unnecessary actions and lower token consumption.
OpenAI released a very useful material in which they explained how to properly work with Astra.
The configuration of type AGENTS.md can simply be aligned with the recommendations from this article. This helps reduce unnecessary actions of Astra during operation and lower token usage.
I recommend inserting the following prompt into Codex to check and optimize your settings with a single request:
Based on the article below, check AGENTS.md and Skills for settings that may lead to unnecessary work, instruction conflicts, or unwanted expectations. Explain the reasons and suggest minimal changes.
https://developers.openai.com/blog/rethinking-skills-and-prompts-for-gpt-6-astra
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