Claude tips that can cut repeated token use
Better Claude results come from changing the way instructions are given, not just asking more follow-up questions. Sending a new correction makes Claude read the earlier conversation again, so long chats can burn through quickly. The source gives the example that a 30th message can require far more work than the first message, described as about 31 times more compute.
A cheaper habit is to edit the original prompt, fix the instruction there, and run it again. can help add a lot of needed context at once. Turning off may help when more creative answers are needed.
Claude features such as Projects, Skills, MCP, and Artifacts are also presented as useful tools for stronger results.
Key points
- Edit the original prompt instead of adding repeated correction messages.
- Long s can use more compute because earlier context is read again.
- can make it easier to provide full context in one pass.
- may be turned off when a more open-ended result is needed.
- Projects, Skills, MCP, and Artifacts are named as Claude features worth using.