# Aaron J. Li

> Aaron J. Li is first author of TokenEconomizer at UC Berkeley. TokenEconomizer on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-30

First author of TokenEconomizer, UC Berkeley.

## What Aaron builds

- [TokenEconomizer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tokeneconomizer.md), graded B, 62.6/100, in Code & developer platforms. TokenEconomizer is an Apache-2.0 plugin from Microsoft Research and UC Berkeley that cuts repeat coding-agent cost in a repository by injecting learned facts, pruning unused tools and redirecting stuck turns. It runs in Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI and Pi. First author of TokenEconomizer, UC Berkeley, researched 2026-10-30.

## Works with

- [Acar Tamersoy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/acar-tamersoy/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, Microsoft Security
- [Achint Srivastava](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/achint-srivastava/), VP of Software Engineering, Office of the CTO; Decision-1 launch author
- [Bill Gates](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bill-gates/), Co-founder and technical adviser, Microsoft
- [Bin Yu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bin-yu/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, UC Berkeley
- [Chandan Singh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chandan-singh/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, Microsoft Research
- [Charlotte Siska](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/charlotte-siska/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, Microsoft Security
- [Dan Hellem](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dan-hellem/), Principal Product Manager, Azure DevOps
- [Darrel Miller](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/darrel-miller/), Partner API Architect
- [Eric Imasogie](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-imasogie/), Senior Product Manager; Microsoft Learn MCP server owner
- [Ion Stoica](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ion-stoica/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, UC Berkeley
- [Jeevana Priya Inala](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jeevana-priya-inala/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, Microsoft Research
- [Jianfeng Gao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jianfeng-gao/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, Microsoft Research
- [Julie Strauss](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/julie-strauss/), Vice President, AI Sales, Marketing and Incubations
- [Kevin Scott](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kevin-scott/), Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft
- [Michel Galley](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michel-galley/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, Microsoft Research
- [Paul Allen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/paul-allen/), Co-founder, Microsoft, left day-to-day work there in 1983
- [Pieter de Bruin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/pieter-de-bruin/), Technical Program Manager; Learn partnerships and MCP integrations
- [Sandeep K Sen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sandeep-k-sen/), Product Manager, Azure MCP and CoreAI
- [Satya Nadella](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/satya-nadella/), Chairman and CEO, Microsoft
- [Shawn Henry](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shawn-henry/), Principal Group Product Manager; Product Lead, Microsoft Agent Framework
- [Tianqi Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tianqi-zhang/), Principal Software Engineering Manager; Learn knowledge-discovery and MCP team
- [Weijia Xu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/weijia-xu/), Co-author of TokenEconomizer, Microsoft Research
- [Xiaoyi Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/xiaoyi-zhang/), Microsoft Mage Team; first author of the Mage-VL-Cowork technical report
- [Yury Semikhatsky](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yury-semikhatsky/), Principal Software Engineer; active Playwright MCP maintainer

## Questions

### Who is Aaron J. Li?

Aaron J. Li is first author of TokenEconomizer at UC Berkeley.

### What does Microsoft make?

Anchor Terminal lists TokenEconomizer from Microsoft. TokenEconomizer is an Apache-2.0 plugin from Microsoft Research and UC Berkeley that cuts repeat coding-agent cost in a repository by injecting learned facts, pruning unused tools and redirecting stuck turns. It runs in Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI and Pi.

### How are Aaron's tools graded?

TokenEconomizer is graded B, 62.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/TokenEconomizer/main/README.md
- https://tokeneconomizer.github.io/
- https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.22732
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/TokenEconomizer/main/SECURITY.md
- https://www.microsoft.com/.well-known/security.txt
- https://web.archive.org/web/20261030105749/https://github.com/microsoft/TokenEconomizer
- https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/leadership/bill-gates
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen
- https://news.microsoft.com/source/exec/satya-nadella/
- https://news.microsoft.com/source/exec/kevin-scott/

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