claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix Bug: Single trivial message consumes ~17.4k tokens [1 comments, 2 participants]

TL;DR

The issue can be mitigated by investigating and potentially disabling or optimizing the injection of system reminders, MCP tool lists, or /context command output into the message history.

Guidance

• Review the loaded components, especially the 150+ MCP tools, to identify potential sources of unnecessary token consumption.
• Investigate the custom agent "superpowers:code-reviewer" and its 247 tokens to determine if it's contributing to the issue.
• Check the system reminders and /context command output to see if they are being unnecessarily injected into the message history.
• Consider optimizing or disabling the injection of these elements to reduce token consumption.

Example

No specific code snippet is provided as the issue seems to be related to the configuration and usage of the Opus 4.6 model and its components.

Notes

The actual cause of the issue may be complex and related to the specific configuration of the Opus 4.6 model and its loaded components. Further investigation is needed to identify the root cause.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Disable or optimize the injection of system reminders, MCP tool lists, or /context command output into the message history to reduce token consumption. This is recommended as it may help mitigate the issue without requiring a full understanding of the root cause.