Reducing workflow credit & LLM cost

Analyze the current workflow and suggest changes to reduce credit consumption and LLM costs without sacrificing quality.

Process

1. Read the workflow using read (full mode) to get all node details
2. Identify cost drivers — LLM calls, Clay action usage, model selection
3. Present optimization opportunities with estimated impact, alongside a render of the current graph (clay workflows diagram <workflowId>) with the expensive nodes called out so the user can see where the cost lives
4. Apply changes after user approval
5. Show the result — after applying, run validate_workflow with prettier=true and render the updated graph so the change is visible

Narrate throughout and prefer the diagram over raw node JSON — see workflows/presenting.md.

Cost Drivers in Clay Workflows

LLM Calls (biggest cost driver)

Every regular (LLM) node makes at least one LLM call per execution. More capable models cost more.