claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug] Unexpected high token consumption with multi-agent Opus orchestrator spawning Sonnet agents [1 comments, 2 participants]

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TL;DR

The issue seems to be related to rate limit errors and improper agent usage, so adjusting settings to adhere to rate limits and ensuring the correct agent type is used might mitigate the problem.

Guidance

• Review the settings.json to ensure that the agent settings are correctly configured to only use Sonnet and Haiku agents as intended.
• Investigate the rate limit errors (429 errors) and consider implementing a retry mechanism with exponential backoff to handle temporary rate limit issues.
• Verify that the Opus orchestrator is correctly configured and not spawning unintended agents, which could be contributing to the rate limit issues and token usage.
• Check the system resources and adjust the configuration to prevent the agent from using up too many resources (e.g., 70% of the 5-hour limit).

Example

No specific code example can be provided without more context on the configuration files or the exact commands used to run the Opus orchestrator.

Notes

The provided information lacks specific details on how the Opus orchestrator is configured and run, which makes it difficult to provide a precise solution. Additionally, the issue seems to involve multiple errors, including rate limit issues, agent configuration problems, and potential resource management concerns.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by adjusting the agent settings and implementing a retry mechanism for rate limit errors, as the root cause seems to involve both configuration and potential resource management issues.