Four steps to stop Opus 5.5 from wasting tokens: effort, prompt audit, CLAUDE.md rules
dr_cintas · x · 2026-09-25
A practical four-step recipe to cut Opus 5.5 token waste: 1) set /effort to medium; 2) run the claude-api prompt-audit and apply the proposed diff; 3) add a CLAUDE.md rule defining when to keep going vs stop and ask; 4) keep the checklist in a TASKS.md file rather than in the scrollback. Run a normal task and compare usage to see the difference.
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