Skills when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor

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when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor

Name: when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor
Author: DNYoussef

v1.0.0 Content revision r1 Medium Risk ⚙️ External commands

Plan Token Budgets for Large AI Tasks

Large AI tasks can overrun token budgets and lose context. This skill estimates usage, splits work into chunks, and creates checkpointed execution plans.

Supports: Claude Codex Code(CC)

⚠️ 50 Poor

Install with my Agent

Copy this request to your Agent. It includes the canonical Skill page and manifest.

Agent request

Review the Skillstore skill "when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor" from https://skillstore.io/skills/dnyoussef-when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor.md and its manifest at https://skillstore.io/api/skills/dnyoussef-when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor/manifest. Verify the artifact. You may proceed after verification, subject to the environment's own policy.

Your Agent should still show its plan and request any confirmation required by the security policy.

Agent-readable resources

Use these links when an AI agent, crawler, or script needs clean context instead of reading the full page.

Markdown detail GET /skills/dnyoussef-when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor.md Signed manifest GET /api/skills/dnyoussef-when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor/manifest Signed lockfile GET /api/skills/dnyoussef-when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor/lockfile

Test it

Using "when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor". Build a full-stack commerce prototype with 164,000 tokens remaining.

Expected outcome:

Available after buffer: 134,000 tokens.
Estimated task cost: 68,000 tokens with high confidence.
Recommended plan: four sequential chunks with a 20,000 token peak chunk.

Using "when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor". Continue a bug-fix session with only 22,000 tokens left.

Expected outcome:

Status: warning because the remaining budget is tight.
Recommended plan: isolate reproduction, apply the smallest fix, run focused tests, and defer cleanup.
Checkpoint after each phase and stop if actual use exceeds the estimate by 20 percent.

Using "when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor". Plan a documentation migration for a large repository.

Expected outcome:

Split work into inventory, structure design, page migration, and review.
Prioritize high-traffic pages first and defer cosmetic changes.
Track estimated and actual usage after each document group.

Security Audit

Medium Risk

v11 • 7/9/2026 Open versioned report

The confirmed risk is limited to documented npx claude-flow@alpha command execution in SKILL.md and PROCESS.md. Most scanner hits are false positives from Markdown fences, JavaScript template literals, or a benign Object.keys call, and no prompt injection evidence was found.

Files scanned

1,662

Lines analyzed

Review items

False positives ignored

Confirmed security concerns (4)

Medium

PROCESS.md:324

System reconnaissance

npx claude-flow@alpha hooks post-task --task-id "chunk-X" --tokens-used <actual>

PROCESS.md line 324 instructs running npx claude-flow@alpha as part of checkpoint handling. Runtime npx execution can install or run external package code, so the command should require explicit trust and version pinning.

Medium

PROCESS.md:340

System reconnaissance

npx claude-flow@alpha hooks post-task --task-id "budget-planning"

PROCESS.md line 340 invokes npx claude-flow@alpha for a post-task hook. This is not system reconnaissance, but it is real external command execution through an npm package.

Medium

PROCESS.md:440

System reconnaissance

--task-id "chunk-X" \

PROCESS.md line 440 is part of a documented npx claude-flow@alpha post-task command. The continuation line contributes to an external command that can execute package code.

Medium

PROCESS.md:448

System reconnaissance

--task-id "[task-id]" \

PROCESS.md line 448 is part of a documented npx claude-flow@alpha post-task command. The command is not reconnaissance, but it is a real external package execution path.

Capability review items (9)

These are real local capabilities that may be expected for this skill, so they require review but are not counted as confirmed malicious behavior.

Medium

SKILL.md:72-78

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 72-78 include runnable npx claude-flow@alpha commands for hooks and memory retrieval. Running an external alpha npm package is a supply-chain and local command execution risk.

Medium

SKILL.md:282-297

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 282-297 include a runnable npx claude-flow@alpha memory store command. The command executes external package code and stores task data, so it should be treated as a real execution risk.

Medium

SKILL.md:507-510

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 507-510 include npx claude-flow@alpha memory and hook commands in a checkpoint example. These commands can execute code from an external npm package.

Medium

SKILL.md:542-544

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 542-544 include a runnable npx claude-flow@alpha memory store command. It is a documented workflow step that depends on external package execution.

Medium

SKILL.md:574-576

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 574-576 include a runnable npx claude-flow@alpha memory store command. The command is intentional but still executes an external npm package.

Medium

SKILL.md:607-610

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 607-610 include npx claude-flow@alpha memory and hook commands. This is real external command execution even though it appears in a documentation example.

Medium

SKILL.md:732-743

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 732-743 include runnable npx claude-flow@alpha commands before task execution. The skill asks the user or agent to run an external npm package.

Medium

SKILL.md:746-754

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 746-754 include runnable npx claude-flow@alpha commands for mid-task monitoring. These commands create a real local execution dependency on an external package.

Medium

SKILL.md:757-763

Ruby/shell backtick execution

```bash

SKILL.md lines 757-763 include a runnable npx claude-flow@alpha post-task command. The example is intentional, but it remains external command execution from an npm package.

Detected Patterns

System reconnaissance×4

Audited by: codex View Audit History →

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APA citation

DNYoussef. (2026). when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor security audit report (audit version 11) [Author version 1.0.0]. Skillstore. https://skillstore.io/skills/dnyoussef-when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor/audits/11

BibTeX citation

@techreport{dnyoussef-dnyoussef-when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor-2026,
  author = {DNYoussef},
  title = {when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor security audit report (audit version 11)},
  institution = {Skillstore},
  year = {2026},
  number = {11},
  url = {https://skillstore.io/skills/dnyoussef-when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor/audits/11},
  note = {Author version 1.0.0}
}

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Skillstore Score

Why this score Evidence Confidence: High

Architecture

100

Maintainability

Content

Community

Spec Compliance

What You Can Build

Plan a Large Feature Build

Estimate total token cost, split the work into phases, and define checkpoints before implementation starts.

Stay Within a Context Limit

Check remaining budget, reduce scope, and choose the next highest value task when context is limited.

Schedule a Documentation Migration

Break a large writing or migration project into chunks with clear outputs and review points.

Try These Prompts

Estimate a Simple Task

Estimate tokens for this task and tell me if it fits my remaining budget: [task]. I have [remaining] tokens.

Create a Chunked Plan

Plan this task within [token limit] tokens: [task]. Include chunks, dependencies, estimates, and checkpoints.

Prioritize a Tight Budget

I have [remaining] tokens left and this backlog: [items]. Rank work by value, cost, risk, and deferrable scope.

Design a Multi-Agent Budget

Create a budget plan for this multi-agent project: [project]. Estimate agent costs, handoffs, checkpoints, and fallback options.

Best Practices

Start with a real token limit, current usage, and a safety buffer.
Record actual usage at checkpoints so later estimates improve.
Reduce or defer low-value scope before the budget becomes critical.

Avoid

Planning a large task as one uninterrupted session without checkpoints.
Ignoring testing, documentation, or integration overhead in estimates.
Running command examples without confirming package trust and local impact.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this skill measure exact token usage?

No. It estimates usage and relies on supplied or available usage data for tracking.

Can it split a task into multiple sessions?

Yes. It recommends chunks, dependencies, outputs, and resume points for large tasks.

Does it work with Claude, Codex, and Claude Code?

Yes. The planning method is tool independent, but command examples may depend on the local workflow.

What budget buffer does it recommend?

The skill commonly uses a 15 percent safety buffer to reduce overrun risk.

Can it enforce model limits automatically?

No. It creates plans and checkpoints, but it does not control the model runtime.

Are the command examples required?

No. They are optional workflow examples and should only run after package trust is confirmed.

Developer Details

Author

DNYoussef

License

MIT

Author version

v1.0.0

Skillstore revision

Repository

https://github.com/DNYoussef/ai-chrome-extension/tree/main/.claude/skills/meta-tools/when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor

Ref

0519034dad657fb1f7706e0550e962beeda73fdf

Maintenance freshness

7/18/2026

Usage

8 downloads · 221 views

File structure

📄 process-diagram.gv

📄 PROCESS.md

📄 README.md

📄 SKILL.md

when-managing-token-budget-use-token-budget-advisor

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Security Audit

Confirmed security concerns (4)

Risk Factors

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What You Can Build

Plan a Large Feature Build

Stay Within a Context Limit

Schedule a Documentation Migration

Try These Prompts

Best Practices

Avoid

Frequently Asked Questions

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