Most people don't need a bigger Claude Code plan. They just need to understand how tokens actually work. I broke down 6 token tricks I found after going through the Anthropic docs, Twitter, and community posts. Some of these I haven't seen covered anywhere. Once you get how context compounds (every message re-sends your entire history), everything clicks. The cheat sheet below is the one-pager version. Do you want more tips to optimize Claude Code token usage ?