What are the four axes of AI agent efficiency?

Script-It for deterministic tasks, Ground-It for state sharing, Skill-It for direct tools, Slim-It for model tiering.

How to reduce LLM costs in AI agents?

Audit sessions: replace rote LLM calls with scripts, ground comms in JSON, direct-tool, right-size models.

For validation, file checks, structured data ops—anything fixed input/output without novel reasoning.

Gartner says 40% of AI agent projects will die by 2027, crushed by costs. The fix? Ditch LLMs for rote tasks with these four axes.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 3 min read

Audit agents with Four Axes: Script-It, Ground-It, Skill-It, Slim-It to cut 50-80% costs. 𝕏
Replace LLM prose handoffs with JSON grounding to kill errors and hallucinations. 𝕏
Historical parallel: Don't repeat mainframe mistakes by over-centralizing in LLMs. 𝕏

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