I cut my Claude token use in half by moving instructions out of the main session

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the personal technology landscape through features and opinion pieces. He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police, Android Authority, CNET, PCMag, and more. Outside of his professional work, Dhruv is an avid fan of horror media spanning films and literature, enjoys fitness activities, collects vinyl records, and plays the guitar. I use Claude all the time for troubleshooting my self-hosting setup. It's been an incredible tool for everything from reviewing Docker logs to building small apps and dashboards, but letting it loose on a project can just as easily burn through my tokens and…

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