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# optimize • AI Agent SDK

> optimize: Optimize messages to fit within target tokens.

# optimize

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> This is a method of the [**ContextOptimizer**](../classes/ContextOptimizer) class in the [**models**](../modules/models) module.

Optimize messages to fit within target tokens.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def optimize(messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], target_tokens: int, ledger: ContextLedger) -> tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], OptimizationResult]
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="messages" type="List" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="target_tokens" type="int" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="ledger" type="ContextLedger" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], OptimizationResult]">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/context/models.py` at line 460
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