distill

Name: distill
Author: samuelfaj

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Distill large CLI outputs into small answers for LLMs and save tokens!

653stars

42forks

TypeScript

Installation

# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/samuelfaj/distill

Getting Started

Guides for using cli tools skills like distill.

Getting Started with AI Skills
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Security ReportVerified

Last scanned: 5/14/2026

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  "scannedAt": "2026-05-14T06:46:56.203Z",
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README.md

Frequently Asked Questions

What is distill?

distill is an open-source cli tools skill for AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, and ChatGPT, built by samuelfaj. Distill large CLI outputs into small answers for LLMs and save tokens!. It has 653 GitHub stars.

Is distill safe to use?

Yes. distill passed SkillsLLM's automated security scan — a dependency vulnerability audit plus prompt-injection heuristics — with no high-severity issues. You can read the full report in the Security Report section on this page.

How do I install distill?

Clone the repository with "git clone https://github.com/samuelfaj/distill" and add it to your Claude Code skills directory (see the Installation section above).

What programming language is distill written in?

distill is primarily written in TypeScript. It is open-source under samuelfaj on GitHub, so you can review or fork the full source.

Are there alternatives to distill?

Yes. SkillsLLM lists many other CLI Tools skills you can browse and compare side by side. Open the CLI Tools category from the badge at the top of this page, or use the Related Skills and comparison links further down to weigh distill against similar tools.

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🔥🔥🔥 Save much more tokens with our client: https://remotecode.io/

distill

Agent command outputs are one of the biggest sources of token waste.

Logs, test results, stack traces… thousands of tokens sent to an LLM just to answer a simple question.

🔥 distill compresses command outputs into only what the LLM actually needs.

Save up to 99% of tokens without losing the signal.

How to use

Install:

npm i -g @samuelfaj/distill

Run onboarding:

distill

And that's it!

Our Model

Distill uses it's own Expert Language Model

https://huggingface.co/samuelfaj/distill-1.7B-MLX

Only: 1.7B - 4bit

Safe recommendation: machine should have 8 GB+ RAM; 16 GB+ is comfortable.

Example

rg -n "terminal|PERMISSION|permission|Permissions|Plan|full access|default" desktop --glob '!**/node_modules/**' | distill "find where terminal and permission UI are implemented in chat screen"

Before: 7648 tokens 30592 characters 10218 words
After: 99 tokens 396 characters 57 words
🔥 Saved ~98.7% tokens

Distill Language

We also teach your LLM to talk and think a more efficient way.

Distill Language