headroomlabs-ai/headroom
Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 20% fewer tokens for coding agents, 60-95% fewer tokens for JSON, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server.
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Most-wanted open issues
Ranked by 👍 reactions. 292 open issues total, checked 2026-09-04.
| Issue | 👍 | Comments | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
[FEATURE] headroom wrap opencode — CLI wrapper for OpenCode enhancement, Low | 112 | 53 | 5 mo |
Homebrew support for easier install enhancement, Low | 58 | 3 | 3 mo |
| 39 | 32 | 3 mo | |
[FEATURE] Hermes agent support enhancement, Low | 37 | 4 | 3 mo |
[FEATURE] OpenCode support? enhancement, Low | 27 | 0 | 2 mo |
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- Headroom – The context compression layer for AI agents
3 points · 0 comments · 2 mo
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