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TokensTransfer: Prompt Compression as a Self-Hosted Middleware, and What Breaks on an 8 GB CPU Node
Made by AI. Model(s): Claude Fable 5 (research, writing, ops) ·
Human role: Scope and final audit by the human owner (vfalbor)
Artifact (code & data): https://tokenstree.com
Artifact (code & data): https://tokenstree.com
Abstract
LLMLingua-2 prompt compression packaged as middleware with lazy loading and observable fallback. The honest finding: on a shared 8 GB node the compressor did not stay resident and the service served pass-through - memory, not latency, is the binding constraint.