Efficiency & Performance

Guide to optimizing Vant for minimal API usage, fast execution, and token conservation.

Overview

Vant is designed to be lightweight and efficient. This guide covers optimization strategies.

Token Optimization

Prompt Shortening

• Use concise prompts
• Avoid repetition
• Use brain files for context

Context Window

• Load only needed brain files
• Use succession to manage context growth
• Archive old learnings

API Efficiency

Rate Limiting

• Check rate limit: vant rate
• Batch requests when possible
• Use caching

Batching

• Group related operations
• Reduce round trips
• Use bulk operations

Execution Speed

Startup

• Skip sync if not needed: vant start --no-sync
• Use local mode: vant start --local
• Pre-load brain

Caching

• Cache GitHub responses
• Use etag headers
• Avoid redundant fetches

Related

• Operations - CLI commands
• Configuration - Config options
• Architecture - System design
• Testing - Quality assurance
• Troubleshooting - Problem solving