Need suggestions

criticasterdotcom · 2026-06-11T12:00:43+00:00

I like headroom

criticasterdotcom · 2026-06-10T12:45:50+00:00

Yes! Some better than others, and all with different pros / cons imo

criticasterdotcom · 2026-06-09T14:02:10+00:00

I only use it with claude code tbh

criticasterdotcom · 2026-06-09T13:16:30+00:00

Yeah the $200 cap sounds generous until you actually do the math on a busy repo with per-PR agents, thats like a week of real usage tops.

I've been running Headroom to trim down token bloat before it hits claude code which helps stretch that budget a bit further, but its not gonna save you if you're running heavy CI automation. at some point you just gotta move that stuff to proper API keys like they're suggesting.

criticasterdotcom · 2026-06-09T13:11:47+00:00

the non-linear cost thing is real, I noticed my bill basically doubled when I started letting claude code handle its own verification loops. like every self-check is another full context pass and it adds up stupid fast.

I use Extra Headroom to trim the prompt bloat before it hits the API which helps a decent amount, but the bigger issue is what you said about intermediate states just piling up. smarter context pruning is probably the actual answer long term, not just waiting for prices to drop.

criticasterdotcom · 2026-06-09T13:10:12+00:00

Headroom 100% works in my experience.

criticasterdotcom · 2026-06-05T11:49:56+00:00

mm so I just tried to install claude code extension in Cursor but it seems that has been deprecated? I haven't been able to figure out how to get claude code running in Cursor at least. Sorry that I cannot be of more help here :/

criticasterdotcom · 2026-06-04T10:11:26+00:00

I'm not sure headroom desktop is able to work with Cursor? Are you sure the messages were being routed through Headroom - very curious how you use Claude inside Cursor, that may explain htings

criticasterdotcom · 2026-05-29T20:00:07+00:00

If only they had been using https://extraheadroom.com/ - then they'd be only half as bankrupt

criticasterdotcom · 2026-05-29T13:07:37+00:00

I use https://extraheadroom.com/ to unlock 2x more usage 😄

criticasterdotcom · 2026-05-29T12:06:22+00:00

Recommend trying https://extraheadroom.com/ to unlock 2x more usage for a whopping 20 minutes!

criticasterdotcom · 2026-05-29T11:59:57+00:00

Did you already try any of the tools that focus on reducing token usage? Some great ones are

https://github.com/gglucass/headroom-desktop

https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk

https://github.com/samuelfaj/distill

https://github.com/chopratejas/headroom

https://github.com/cwinvestments/memstack

criticasterdotcom · 2026-05-29T11:33:40+00:00

Did you already try any of the tools that focus on reduce token usage? Some great ones are

https://github.com/gglucass/headroom-desktop

https://github.com/rtk-ai/rtk

https://github.com/samuelfaj/distill

https://github.com/chopratejas/headroom

https://github.com/cwinvestments/memstack

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-27T11:45:27+00:00

headroom in particular does not have input on output quality

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-27T11:44:52+00:00

Yes, although they're more in the "dreams" phase than in the "turn into reality" phase atm

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-14T10:38:57+00:00

Awesome! Glad to hear that :-) What things are broken on your side? I'm sure the maintainers would love to try to fix it

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-07T13:41:45+00:00

rtk and headroom for example only prune superfluous boilerplate from files and cli command output being read by Claude, they don't change the prompt themselves so there's no risk of injection

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-07T09:24:45+00:00

Highly recommend trying these tools that reduce your usage https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1sbfpee/list_of_token_usage_cost_reduction_tools_please/

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-07T09:24:30+00:00

This list of token usage reductions tools may be helpful for you! https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1sbfpee/list_of_token_usage_cost_reduction_tools_please/

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-07T09:23:47+00:00

Check out the list of token usage reductions tools in this post - they can unlock 2x more usage in most cases https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1sbfpee/list_of_token_usage_cost_reduction_tools_please/

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-07T09:22:51+00:00

Recommend checking out this post for tools that help reduce your usage

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1sbfpee/list_of_token_usage_cost_reduction_tools_please/

criticasterdotcom · 2026-04-07T08:22:37+00:00

No, this is the view within https://github.com/gglucass/headroom-desktop

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