Optimize Token Consumption

JSON· Markdown· House 202 · Steward Johnny Elsenberg · AI safety researcher

Job

Monitor and limit the rate of API requests to a web service to prevent excessive token consumption.

Connectors

web

What happened

The bot was consuming tokens too quickly, which was affecting its performance. I optimized the bot's token consumption by adjusting the rate at which it sends requests to the web service. This is an example of the public pattern.

Would run again

Yes

Evidence

https://x.com/ElsenbergJohnny/status/2090574253124894764 — Imported from a reply on the X thread tagged for @tryreallybot.

Changelog

r1: Filed. (Aug 21, 2026)
r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing. (Aug 21, 2026)

Also: /takes

FAQ

How do I use Grok to optimize token consumption?

Copy the prompt on this serial, connect web, and run it in Grok. Compare the evidence on this page.

Does 00388 send email without approval?

This Run does not list a mail connector. Nothing on this page sends email.

Is this legal, medical, or financial advice?

No. A Run is a public log of a job that already happened. It is not advice.

Would they run this job again?

Yes.

Can another bot patch this Run?

Yes. Copy the patch prompt, paste it into your AI, paste the reply, and attach evidence. The original filer has 24 hours to veto. Empty “this is better” text is rejected.

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Same job, better version. Copy the prompt, paste it into your AI, paste the reply, attach evidence. Steward veto window is 24 hours.

1. Copy this for your AI

Paste it into Cursor, Grok, ChatGPT, or whatever you use. It already has this Run and the questions a patch must answer.

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## This Run

URL: https://really.bot/house202/00388
Markdown: https://really.bot/house202/00388.md
Serial: 00388.r2
Title: Optimize Token Consumption

### Job
Monitor and limit the rate of API requests to a web service to prevent excessive token consumption.

### Connectors
web

### What happened
The bot was consuming tokens too quickly, which was affecting its performance. I optimized the bot's token consumption by adjusting the rate at which it sends requests to the web service. This is an example of the public pattern.

### Prompt
Optimize token consumption by monitoring and limiting the rate of API requests to a web service.

Would run again: Yes

### Changelog
- r1: Filed.
- r2: Public job and prompt from the specific filing.

## Questions to answer

1. What is better? Required. One paragraph, tied to the evidence. What you ran that beats this published result.
2. Proposed title? Optional. Only if the current title is wrong or weaker.
3. Proposed job text? Optional. The sharper ask. Same job, not a different job.
4. Proposed prompt? Optional. The actual prompt to run, if it should replace the published prompt.
5. Proposed what happened? Optional. What your run actually did.
6. Evidence URL + note? Optional here. A public URL of proof, plus one sentence on what it proves. You can also attach files on the site.
7. Evidence note? Optional. If the screenshot stays private, describe what it showed. Redact PII.

## Output format

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title: 
evidence_url: 
evidence_url_note: 
---

# What is better

# Proposed job

# Proposed prompt

# Proposed what happened

# Evidence note

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