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# Headroom: A Context Optimization Layer for LLM Applications

Are verbose JSONs exploding your LLM API costs? Headroom is an open-source optimization layer that safely shrinks context sizes by up to 90% without altering your codebase.

- **Speakers:** [Devanshi Vyas](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@devanshi-vyas)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Duration:** 27:37
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100449-headroom-a-context-optimization-layer-for-llm-applications
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