A lighter CLAUDE.md setup for cheaper Haiku use
is being used for note editing, batch changes, research, and work inside an . There is already a working CLAUDE.md file for the vault and another global CLAUDE.md file.
Those instructions work well with Sonnet and Opus, but they feel too heavy and poorly suited for Haiku. The goal is to launch Haiku with shorter “lite” versions of those so fewer tokens are spent.
This is driven by the limits of a $20 Pro account. The attempted approach depends on the idea that loads when it starts, so swapping in lighter files before launch may reduce the amount of text sent to the model.
Key points
- is being used for notes, batch edits, and re.
- The current CLAUDE.md setup works for Sonnet and Opus but is too heavy for Haiku.
- The aim is to use shorter only when running Haiku.
- The reason is token saving on a $20 Pro account.
- The attempted method relies on changing which instruction file is loaded at startup.