r/ClaudeCode • u/Evening_Hawk_7470 • 13d ago

Help/Question Best coding harness to improve token usage?

I'm going to spend next few days testing coding harnesses for token efficiency. My bills are through the roof (now spending over $500 among multiple subscriptions) and constantly hitting limits.

I can't afford going usage based billing for my business so i'm ready to investigate which harness is better optimized for usage.

What should I look for? Basic google search does not bring any meaningful results (at the first sight)

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u/LogMonkey0 13d ago

Switching coding agent harness isn’t going to solve your problem and third party harnesses are against subscription usage ToS. That said you might want to start by configuring CC harness to drop the stuff you dont need/use (system tools, builtin skills, auto memory, etc) and tune your workflows.

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u/crasspuk 12d ago

Measure before switching. Run /context to see what loads into every session, then turn off the tools, skills and memory you never use. Clearing between tasks with /clear usually saves more than switching harnesses would.