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. 228 open issues total, checked 2026-10-16.
| Issue | 👍 | Comments | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
Homebrew support for easier install enhancement, Low | 60 | 4 | 4 mo |
KIRO CLI support enhancement, status: stale, Low | 26 | 2 | 4 mo |
| 24 | 6 | 4 mo | |
[FEATURE] headroom wrap support for Kiro IDE enhancement, Low | 17 | 6 | 4 mo |
| 16 | 7 | 2 mo |
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- Headroom – The context compression layer for AI agents
3 points · 0 comments · 4 mo
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