Tell your agent its budget: Shumer's tip for capping token spend per task
mattshumer_ · x · 2026-09-05
Matt Shumer shares a practical tip for Astra/Fable: state your per-task budget in the prompt (e.g. "My budget is X. Write a script that monitors token spend and complete the task before it runs out"), letting the model manage its own spend and finish within limits.
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