claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Using tens of thousands of tokens for trivial work [2 comments, 2 participants]

Error Messages/Logs

TL;DR

The issue may be resolved by optimizing the input prompts to help the Claude Code model focus on the requested task and avoid unnecessary token usage.

Guidance

• Review the input prompts used in the instances where the issue occurred to identify potential ambiguities or open-ended questions that might be causing the model to generate excessive output.
• Consider adding specific constraints or guidelines to the prompts to help the model stay focused on the task at hand.
• If possible, try to reproduce the issue with a minimal example to better understand the cause and potential solutions.
• Explore the Anthropic API documentation to see if there are any parameters or settings that can be adjusted to optimize the model's performance and token usage.

Notes

The lack of specific error messages or logs makes it challenging to provide a more targeted solution. Additionally, without more information on the previous version that worked, it's difficult to determine if this is a regression bug or a new issue.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Optimize input prompts to help the model focus on the requested task, as this may help mitigate the issue without requiring a code change or version upgrade.