Claude Code burns ~15–20% of your tokens on a 3-word status line
October 28, 2026
Claude Code consumes 15–20% of total tokens by sending background agent transcripts to models like Opus every 30 seconds to generate 3–5 word status updates. A Bun preload script mitigates this by intercepting specific setInterval calls via Function.prototype.toString to prevent these agent_summary API requests from firing.