Harness Lab · 11
Prompt budget audit
Measure fixed empty-session cost; cut tools and skills; re-measure.
~20 min
Requires
Open Harness 06; better after 09 skills
Assumes
Primary model works. You can open Tools and Skills panels (or CLI hermes tools / hermes skills).
If not ready: Harness 06: First agency →
Why this lab
01
prompt-size
Empty cost
02
Cut tools
One toolset
03
Cut skills
One skill
04
Re-audit
Before → after
Empty sessions still load system prompt, skills index, memory snapshots, tool schemas, and AGENTS.md. Upgrading the model will not fix a bloated fixed budget. This lab measures and cuts.
Harness 06: Spend / fixed cost → Harness 09: Skills →Audit
Steps · tap to check0/5
Do not delete SOUL or MEMORY to win the audit. Cut unused tools and skills first.
prompt-budget.md template
# prompt-budget.md
Before: total […] · top slices: tools […] skills […] memory […]
Cuts: toolset […] · skill […]
After: total […]
Still works: yes/no
Outcome
prompt-budget.md with before/after prompt-size (or Desktop audit) and two concrete cuts (toolset and/or skill).
Proof · this device0/2
Stored on this device only, not sent anywhere.