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Tighten agent token brief stop gate

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peyton-alt·3w ago·2 files·+7 added/-3 removed

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const agentBriefCostProxyBatchAction = "Use at most 3 batched reads before answering. Avoid broad grep, broad diffs, broad tests, and repeated token diagnostics; keep the answer tight."
const agentBriefCostProxyBatchAction = "Use at most 3 batched reads before answering. Continue only if a named file or test can change the verdict; otherwise answer now. Avoid broad grep, broad diffs, broad tests, and repeated token diagnostics; keep the answer tight."

func newTokensCmd() *cobra.Command {
    var jsonFlag bool
    // ...

case hasTokenRecommendation(report, "api-call-amplification"):
        return agentBriefCostProxyBatchAction, true
    case hasTokenRecommendation(report, "context-replay-hotspot"):
        return "Use at most 2 focused reads after summarizing known findings, then answer. Avoid broad grep, broad diffs, and broad tests.", true
        return "Use at most 2 focused reads only if a named file or test can change the answer; otherwise answer now. Avoid broad grep, broad diffs, broad tests.", true
    case hasTokenRecommendation(report, "subagent-heavy"):
        return "Do not launch broad subagents. Use one narrowly scoped check with a concrete expected output.", true
    case hasTokenRecommendation(report, "high-context-pressure"):
    

Mcmd/entire/cli/session_tokens.go+2/-2

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"Token usage: 6213.6k total; 97.4% cache/context replay; 70 API calls.",
    "Next best action:",
    "Use at most 3 batched reads before answering.",
    "Continue only if a named file or test can change the verdict; otherwise answer now.",
    "Avoid broad grep, broad diffs, broad tests, and repeated token diagnostics; keep the answer tight.",
    "Signals:",
    "- Cache/context replay dominates token volume."
}

// ...

Mcmd/entire/cli/sessions_test.go+5/-1


// code omitted for brevity