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# LatentGate Token Optimization Rules for Cursor

Add this file to your project root as `.cursorrules` to make Cursor
automatically use LatentGate for token compression.

## Token Optimization Strategy

You have access to LatentGate, a local compression pipeline running on
the user's machine. Use it proactively to save token costs.

### When to compress images

- User attaches a screenshot or image file
- User asks to analyze visual content
- Image is referenced in code (uploads, assets, etc.)

Call:

```bash
python -m latent_gate <image_path> "<question>" --provider ollama