How ork can actually cut tokens — CC 2.1.183

UPDATE (proven live): output-rewrite is NOT dead. updatedToolOutput works on CC 2.1.183 — it just needs the schema-matched shape. ork's CCR is inert only because it uses the DEPRECATED updatedMCPToolOutput. So the #1 move IS reviving the CCR. Click an improvement.

The levers — verified on CC 2.1.183 (what a plugin can / can't do)

🔑 Corrected: you CAN shrink a tool's OUTPUT after it runs — via updatedToolOutput (proven live), if you match the output schema. ork's CCR was inert only because it used the DEPRECATED updatedMCPToolOutput. So the #1 move IS reviving the CCR (compress-on-arrival = pre-cache = no cache-bust) — plus the compaction + hygiene levers.

Ranked improvements — value × effort, all on WORKING levers (none need the dead CCR)

#1 to ship: revive the CCR — swap the deprecated field + schema-match → the −49% becomes real, and ork leads headroom + token-optimizer (both stuck on the wrong field). Then compaction-survival + the cache-instability audit. Output compression in CC is NOT dead — it just needs updatedToolOutput, not the deprecated synonym.