claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug] Unexpectedly high token usage since April 11th with unchanged workloads [2 comments, 2 participants]

TL;DR

Investigate recent system incidents around April 15-16 for potential causes of increased token usage.

Guidance

• Review system logs and incident reports from April 15-16 to identify any changes or issues that may be contributing to the increased token usage.
• Verify that the medium effort setting is still configured correctly and has not been modified inadvertently.
• Check for any background processes that may be consuming tokens unexpectedly, and investigate ways to optimize or disable them if necessary.
• Consider temporarily adjusting the effort setting to a lower level to mitigate token usage while the investigation is ongoing.

Notes

The issue appears to be correlated with recent system incidents, but without more information about the incidents or the token calculation process, it is difficult to provide a more specific solution.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Temporarily adjust the effort setting to a lower level to mitigate token usage while the investigation is ongoing. This may help reduce the immediate impact of the issue while the root cause is being investigated.