Usage & Limits

4 hacks

1.
Use /usage to find which MCP tools and skills burn budget (code.claude.com)
Inspect `/usage` (alias `/cost`) for per-skill, subagent, and MCP breakdowns, then cut the expensive outliers.
0 points·12 hours ago·easy·discuss
2.
Start Claude at 7 AM to move your usage reset (docs.anthropic.com)
Schedule an early Claude Code run so your usage window resets around lunch instead of mid-afternoon.
1 point·12 hours ago·easy·1 comment
3.
Run /doctor to trim duplicate CLAUDE.md and unused MCP cost (code.claude.com)
Use the bundled /doctor skill to find duplicate local memory, unused MCP/plugins, and slow hooks eating budget.
0 points·12 hours ago·easy·discuss
4.
Enable automatic prompt caching on multi-turn API chats (docs.anthropic.com)
Add a top-level cache_control ephemeral flag so growing conversation prefixes reuse cached tokens and cut API cost and latency.
0 points·12 hours ago·intermediate·discuss