CLI Reference

Commands

axm-smelt compact

Compact input and print the result.

Text Only

axm-smelt compact [--file PATH] [--strategies LIST] [--preset NAME] [--output PATH]

Flag	Default	Description
--file PATH	stdin	Read from file instead of stdin
--strategies LIST	—	Comma-separated strategy names
--preset NAME	safe	Named preset (safe, moderate, aggressive)
--output PATH	stdout	Write compacted text to file

Compacted text goes to stdout (or --output). Savings summary goes to stderr.

Exits with code 1 on unknown preset, unknown strategy, or missing file.

axm-smelt check

Analyze input without transforming it. Shows per-strategy savings estimates (only strategies with positive savings are listed).

Text Only

axm-smelt check [--file PATH]

Flag	Default	Description
--file PATH	stdin	Read from file instead of stdin

axm-smelt count

Count tokens in input.

Text Only

axm-smelt count [--file PATH] [--model MODEL]

Flag	Default	Description
--file PATH	stdin	Read from file instead of stdin
--model MODEL	o200k_base	tiktoken encoding name

axm-smelt version

Print the version string.

Text Only

axm-smelt version

Python API

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