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Usage Audit

Mostly cache hits, though. Which is like saying the leak is mostly recycled water.Panel 1: Pat stands annoyed next to a laptop showing QUOTA 98%, saying 'I barely used it this week.' Panel 2, captioned 'Meanwhile, every 30 seconds:': the model types at a laptop, saying 'Summarizing… again.' Panel 3: Pat asks the model 'Where did my tokens go?' The model happily says 'Let me reread all your transcripts and find out!' The laptop between them shows QUOTA 99%.QUOTA98%I barely usedit this week.Summarizing… again.Meanwhile, every 30 seconds:QUOTA99%Where did mytokens go?Let me reread allyour transcriptsand find out!
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Mostly cache hits, though. Which is like saying the leak is mostly recycled water.

Inspired by: Claude Code regularly sends each background agent’s transcript to its model (HN discussion)

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Panel 1: Pat stands annoyed next to a laptop showing QUOTA 98%, saying 'I barely used it this week.' Panel 2, captioned 'Meanwhile, every 30 seconds:': the model types at a laptop, saying 'Summarizing… again.' Panel 3: Pat asks the model 'Where did my tokens go?' The model happily says 'Let me reread all your transcripts and find out!' The laptop between them shows QUOTA 99%.