# Value Report — 2026-06-06T08:42:18+00:00

## Reference scale

- **requests**: `1000`
- **avg_input_tokens**: `8000`
- **avg_output_tokens**: `600`
- **model_tier**: `sonnet`
- **pricing_sourced_on**: `2026-05-14`

## Baseline

- label: `Without package`
- input_tokens_per_request: `8000`

## Cost ladder

### `baseline` — Without package

- **what_it_does**: `Baseline — the bare request without package rules.`
- **token_delta**: `0`
- **eur_delta**: `0.0`
- **cumulative_pct**: `0.0`
- **confidence**: `measured`
- **source_report**: `n/a`

### `load` — With package (rule load)

- **what_it_does**: `The always-active rules land in the context of every request.`
- **token_delta**: `59783`
- **eur_delta**: `165.00108`
- **cumulative_pct**: `747.288`
- **confidence**: `measured`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/projection-cost.json`
- **footnote**: `Eager default: all 79 rule files always-on in the `.claude` projection path (0B.6-confirmed for the primary tool). Not just the kernel — this is the honest up-front load; tokens ≈ chars / 4.`

### `thin` — + thin (rules as pointers)

- **what_it_does**: `Non-kernel rule bodies become router-resolved pointers.`
- **token_delta**: `-46222`
- **eur_delta**: `-127.57272`
- **cumulative_pct**: `747.288`
- **confidence**: `available`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/projection-cost.json`
- **footnote**: `Available behind `lean_projection.mode=thin` (default `eager-all` — hence NOT in the default NET). With thin active: rule layer 59783 → 13561 GPT tok (−46222, −77.3%). MUST-LOAD floor `task trigger-coverage` 26/26 green; live A/B validation pending (harness declined). Rollback = one flip.`

### `condense` — + condense (rule shrink)

- **what_it_does**: `Build step shrinks rule files before shipping.`
- **token_delta**: `-186`
- **eur_delta**: `-0.51336`
- **cumulative_pct**: `744.962`
- **confidence**: `measured`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/telegraph-v2.json`
- **footnote**: `Aggregate across non-Thin-Root categories; Thin-Root files (AGENTS.md variants) net negative (~−4%) and are excluded from the rung — surfaced separately.`

### `rtk` — + rtk (filter CLI output)

- **what_it_does**: `rtk cuts verbose CLI output before the model input.`
- **token_delta**: `-585`
- **eur_delta**: `-1.6146`
- **cumulative_pct**: `737.65`
- **confidence**: `measured`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/rtk/latest.json`

### `terse` — + terse (shorter replies)

- **what_it_does**: `Telegraph style aims at terser model replies.`
- **token_delta**: `56`
- **eur_delta**: `0.7728`
- **cumulative_pct**: `738.35`
- **confidence**: `measured`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/telegraph-v1.json`
- **footnote**: `Honest: measured median = -9.27% against 'be terse' — telegraph delivers more tokens here, not fewer. We measure, we do not hide.`

## Behaviour

### `selection` — Right-skill selection

- **what_this_means**: `How often the right skill activates (top-K hit).`
- **with**: `0.5`
- **without**: `0.0`
- **delta**: `0.5`
- **unit**: `pct`
- **mode**: `live`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/ab/`

### `destructive-stops` — Destructive-op stops

- **what_this_means**: `How often the agent stops / asks before destructive ops (of 5).`
- **with**: `None`
- **without**: `None`
- **delta**: `None`
- **unit**: `count`
- **mode**: `dry-run`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/ab/<destructive-corpus-pair>.json`

### `ask-vs-act` — Ask-vs-act ratio

- **what_this_means**: `Ratio of clarifying questions to actions — lower = more decisive.`
- **with**: `0.0`
- **without**: `0.0`
- **delta**: `0.0`
- **unit**: `ratio`
- **mode**: `live`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/ab/`

### `completion` — Task completion rate

- **what_this_means**: `Share of tasks the agent completes fully.`
- **with**: `0.8462`
- **without**: `0.0`
- **delta**: `0.8462`
- **unit**: `pct`
- **mode**: `live`
- **source_report**: `internal/bench/reports/ab/`

## Totals

- **cumulative_token_delta**: `59068`
- **cumulative_eur_delta**: `163.0277`
- **cumulative_pct**: `738.35`
- **net_verdict**: `net-cost`

## Notes

- Cost is reported in tokens only — no € figure. Per-call API pricing misleads subscription users; tokens are the currency-neutral metric.
- Pending rungs contribute 0 to the cumulative until measured.
- Reference scale: 1000 requests × 8000 input / 600 output tokens per request.
