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Claude Code burns 15-20% of tokens on background agents' 3-5 word status lines
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Summary A
Mistral Large quota or rate limit — check usage and plan. Original headline: Claude Code regularly sends each background agent’s transcript to its model
Summary B
Claude Code sends every background agent's entire transcript to its model every 30 seconds, consuming 15-20% of tokens on a 3-word status update that doesn't affect the conversation. Disabling this feature can be done via a Bun preload script, saving token capacity and rate-limit headroom for production LLM deployments. This tweak enables more efficient use of LLM resources for actual conversations.
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