{"id":"2c309978-41c0-4088-8151-929b5a22ed84","url":"https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/new-alibaba-ai-framework-skips-loading-every-tool-cutting-agent-token-use-99","domain":"venturebeat.com","outlet":{"name":"Venturebeat","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"AI agent tool routing cuts token use 99% | VentureBeat","plainHeadline":null,"rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["1. Alibaba researchers developed SkillWeaver to improve AI tool routing efficiency.","2. SkillWeaver reduces token consumption by over 99% compared to traditional methods.","3. The framework uses Skill-Aware Decomposition (SAD) for iterative tool selection.","4. SkillWeaver breaks complex tasks into sub-tasks for better execution planning.","5. Experiments showed SAD improved task decomposition accuracy from 51% to 67.7%.","6. Larger models performed worse without SAD, highlighting the importance of vocabulary alignment.","7. SkillWeaver's approach drastically lowers API costs and response times for enterprises."],"topics":["AI"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-02T20:54:12.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-02T21:13:49.825Z","story":null}