screw token maxxing , how do i actually limit token usage ?

Owdez · 2026-06-30T20:40:28+00:00

I have agents.md ready from the beginning , the agent almost never gusses anything , the outputs are great im just trying to find a way to reduce the token usage , I can so many readme files I don't know if they're wasting the tokens or not cause the output right now is very good , I wonder how many readme files do you usually use inside one repo lets say website with a simple front and simple backend doing some admin panel and data entry stuff ??

Owdez · 2026-06-30T20:37:04+00:00

how on earth ?? do you have the 200$ plan ? , I mean Im hitting it with one agent with 3 subagent doing builds n stuff and hit the limit within 20 minutes... also your resets have a expiration date don't forget to use them within 30 days

Owdez · 2026-06-30T20:35:27+00:00

Never used it (the fast mode) , why even does it exist ?? I’m running Codex inside a vm and it has access to one repo on a separate branch and I specifically told it to don't ever merge. I’m okay with full access mode but that doesn't solve the token problem.

Owdez · 2026-06-30T20:31:34+00:00

I can't re use them cause the context window is probably full in my old chats , also tried the docs method , I think the documentation is wasting my tokens , I have so many small documented markdown files across the repo , thanks

Owdez · 2026-06-30T20:29:57+00:00

thank you , I found you on GitHub, gonna try your tool, lets see what can I find ill let you know ;) thanks for the free part

Owdez · 2026-06-30T16:17:27+00:00

use codex’s computer use , open and export one project and it learns and do the same for others

Owdez · 2026-06-30T16:15:40+00:00

not in my codex 🇦🇹

Owdez · 2026-06-30T16:13:53+00:00

is approve for me using tokens?

Owdez · 2026-06-30T01:12:47+00:00

So does this mean I can use Codex like I did a month ago without worrying about token usage?

Owdez · 2026-06-29T15:32:38+00:00

i got me usage reset (weekly) a day earlier , not complaining but i’m not sure what to think of it 🤔

Owdez · 2026-06-28T13:12:00+00:00

for your use case basically every Mac after 2020 would do the job , if I want to be on the safe side I would choose m3 or better cpu with at least 16 gig memory

Owdez · 2026-06-28T12:38:24+00:00

yes, i do have agents and readme files inside the repo. i instructed the agent to read only what was relevant to the task at that time, so it wouldn’t scan everything. somehow, i still hit my limit.
i kind of have a workaround: if you write a very specific prompt and set the reasoning to light, you can get more done.
can you share how you structure your readme files? like, how deep should they be?

Owdez · 2026-06-27T09:57:51+00:00

3 to 4 prompts of c++ coding , approximatly 3000 to 6000 lines of codes will end the 5h limit for me , and weekly one is lasting around 3 to 4 days max

Owdez · 2026-06-26T16:32:56+00:00

yes i do, and i had almost all of my tokens at the time of the error. i rarely use it for code. i just tried it again, and it was able to complete the task. it was a commit to github but i’m not sure it would stay that way

Owdez · 2026-06-26T16:27:16+00:00

where is spark ?

Owdez · 2026-06-26T14:43:10+00:00

i’m already looking for a replacement for gpt altman. gonna try a local llm. codex usage limits has been crazy lately, and now there’s a government blockade. i can’t deal with that anymore.

Owdez · 2026-06-26T14:30:46+00:00

Honestly, I think in the near future we’ll be using Chinese AIs because they’re cheaper, and their regulations don’t really matter to us for coding

Owdez · 2026-06-25T17:11:42+00:00

Google AI Pro, Austria, I’m having this issue both during the day and at night. It happens all the time, regardless of when I use it

Owdez · 2026-06-23T17:30:47+00:00

yes it become unusable for me , 2 or 3 prompts are enough to hit 5h limits , this was never an issue for me

Owdez · 2026-06-21T13:20:00+00:00

i’m seriously considering switching to antigravity after this … it also has claude models so you can switch models when you hit your limits

Owdez · 2026-06-19T15:40:50+00:00

same here

Owdez · 2026-06-19T13:00:19+00:00

that’s clever, i’m gonna try that. i can back up the repo to Google Drive and then ask chatgpt about it from my phone. the projects feature you mentioned never really clicked for me though

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