{"version":"2.1.187","anchor":"skill-token-footprint-in-usage","canonical_anchor":"skill-token-footprint-in-usage","heading":"Skill token footprint in \/usage","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.187\/e\/skill-token-footprint-in-usage","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.187","markdown":"### Skill token footprint in `\/usage`\n\nPlugin pages in `\/usage` now show how much of the system prompt context budget each plugin's skills consume, broken down per skill.\n\n**Details**\n\n- Shown under \"Skill-listing footprint\" \u2014 the cached input cost after the first turn, before agents and MCP tools are counted\n- Lists each skill with its approximate token cost per turn, sorted by size\n- Footer note: \"For per-skill invocation counts and cost attribution, see \/usage\"\n- When no model-invocable skills are loaded for a plugin, shows \"No model-invocable skills loaded for this plugin\"\n\n**Evidence**\n\nNew skill footprint UI (search for `\"Skill-listing footprint\"` or `\"What this plugin's skill descriptions add to the system prompt\"`)"}