Token anxiety with Fable and Astra: dev neurotic-prompts and watches sessions to stop runaway spend
johnlindquist · x · 2026-09-12
Developer John Lindquist describes intense "token anxiety" using Fable and Astra: fearing agents will go off on random tangents and burn through a week's budget, he ends up neurotic-prompting and watching each session like a hawk. A candid look at controllability and cost anxiety with long-running agents.
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